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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina

Authors: Florencia Chiapero, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari, María Valentina Prieto, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect

2020

Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo-housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizabal, Rupert Palme, Mariella Superina, Camila J. Asencio, Maria C. Garcia Capocasa, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, fecal cortisol metabolites, noninvasive hormone monitoring, pilosa, stereotypic behavior

2019

Single- or Pair-Housed: Which Is Better for Captive Southern Tamanduas?

Authors: Mariana Labão Catapani, José Salatiel Rodrigues Pires, Angélica da Silva Vasconcellos

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, social housing, solitary, Tamandua tetradactyla

2019

Assessment of adrenocortical activity and behavior of the collared anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) in response to food-based environmental enrichment

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizábal, Rupert Palme, Daniel Villarreal, Carla Dal Borgo, Julio A. Di Rienzo, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, diet, non-invasive monitoring of glucocorticoid metabolites, stress, welfare, xenarthra

2013

Relationship between gonadal steroid hormones and vulvar bleeding in southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla

Authors: Satoshi Kusuda, Tomoko Endoh, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Itsuki Adachi, Osamu Doi, Junpei Kimura

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anteater, estradiol, estrous cycle, pregnancy, progesterone

2011

Nutrition of the Tamandua: I. Nutrient composition of termites (Nasutitermes spp.) and stomach contents from wild tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Sergio E. Oyarzun, Graham J. Crawshaw, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anteater, arboreal termites, myrmecophaga, natural diet, nutrients

1996

Formulating Diets for Tamandua (T. tetradactyla) in Brazilian Zoos

Authors: Ann M. Ward, Susan D. Crissey, Katia Cassaro, Elizabeth Frank

Publication/Journal: First Annual Conference of the Nutrition Advisory Group of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association

Keywords: anteaters, conference, diet, feeding, insectivores, myrmecophagidae, nutrition

1995

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