Investigating the Effect of Disturbance on Prey Consumption in Captive Congo Caecilians Herpele squalostoma

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Francesca Servini, Mark Wilkinson, David J Gower, Benjamin Tapley, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: amphibian, behavior, diet, nitrogenous waste, welfare, zoo research

2021

Complete nutrient content of four species of commercially available feeder insects fed enhanced diets during growth

Authors: Mark D. Finke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids, fatty acids, insects, minerals, vitamin e, vitamins, β-carotene

2015

Challenges with effective nutrient supplementation for amphibians: A review of cricket studies

Authors: Shannon Livingston, Shana R. Lavin, Kathleen Sullivan, Lydia Attard, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium, crickets, dusting, gut-loading, supplementation, vitamin a

2014

Effect of dietary carotenoids on vitamin A status and skin pigmentation in false tomato frogs (Dyscophus guineti)

Authors: Andrea Brenes-Soto, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibians, color, lutein, nutrition, zeaxanthin, β-carotene

2014

The effect of supplementation with vitamin A on serum and liver concentrations in Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) and its lack of impact on brown skin disease

Authors: Christopher Dutton, Andrew Lentini, Charlene Berkvens, Graham Crawshaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, brown skin disease, vitamin a

2014

Call intensity is a repeatable and dominant acoustic feature determining male call attractiveness in a field cricket

Authors: Diptarup Nandi, Rohini Balakrishnan

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: acoustic signal, female preference, field cricket, mate choice, plebeiogryllus guttiventris, repeatability, sexual selection, sound pressure level

2013

Warm and cozy: temperature and predation risk interactively affect oviposition site selection

Authors: Zachary R. Stahlschmidt, Shelley A. Adamo

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cricket, decision-making, gryllus texensis, nest site selection, trade-off

2013

Captive Husbandry and Socialization of the Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Authors: Malcolm D. Burgess, David Woolcock, Ray B. Hales, Rebecca Waite, Alison J. Hales

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, early-life socialization, foster, learnt behavior, reintroduction

2012

Differences in carotenoid accumulation among three feeder-cricket species: implications for carotenoid delivery to captive insectivores

Authors: Victoria Ogilvy, Andrea L. Fidgett, Richard F. Preziosi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, diet, gut-loading, invertebrate, nutrition

2012

Leopard frog priorities in choosing between prey at different locations

Authors: Dudkin, EA. Peiffer, T. Burkitt, B. Neeb, CN. Gruberg, ER.

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: *choice behavior, rana pipiens, visual attention, visual recognition

2011