Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina
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)
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?
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
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
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)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: anteater, arboreal termites, myrmecophaga, natural diet, nutrients
1996
Formulating Diets for Tamandua (T. tetradactyla) in Brazilian Zoos
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