Captive-rearing of Gunnison sage-grouse from egg collection to adulthood to foster proactive conservation and recovery of a conservation-reliant species

Authors: Anthony D. Apa, Lief A. Wiechman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial incubation, bacterial infection, captive population, centrocercus minimus, galliformes husbandry, wild and captive produced egg collection and hatch

2015

Wild-laid versus captive-laid eggs in the black-bellied sandgrouse: Is there any effect on chick productivity?

Authors: M. Aourir, M. Znari, M. Radi, J. M. Melin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chick survivability, egg age, egg origin, fertility, hatchability, sandgrouse

2013

Reproductive parameters in captive hand-reared black-bellied sandgrouse

Authors: M. Aourir, M. Znari, A. El Abbassi, M. Radi, J. M. Melin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial incubation, fertility, hatchability, laying capacity, mortality, pterocles orientalis

2008

Captive breeding for reintroduction: influence of management practices and biological factors on survival of captive kaki (black stilt)

Authors: Yolanda van Heezik, Peter Lei, Richard Maloney, Emily Sancha

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, hatchability, himantopus novaezelandiae, incubation, mortality

2005

Egg size, fertility, hatchability, and chick survivability in captive California condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

Authors: Nancy C. Harvey, Jenine D. Dankovchik, Cynthia M. Kuehler, Tom Levites, Susie Kasielke, Lloyd Kiff, Michael P. Wallace, Michael E. Mace

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: egg volume, endangered, gymnogyps californianus, multiple clutching

2004

Iodine deficiency affects hatchability of endangered captive kaki (Black Stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae)

Authors: Emily Sancha, Yolanda van Heezik, Richard Maloney, Maurice Alley, Philip Seddon

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, endangered species, himantopus novaezelandiae, iodine deficiency

2004

Artificial incubation of trumpeter swan eggs: Selected factors affecting hatchability

Authors: E. C. Hamilton, D. B. Hunter, Dale A. Smith, P. Michel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial incubation, cygnus buccinator, egg collection, egg weight loss, hatchability, trumpeter swan

1999

Artificial incubation and hand-rearing of ‘Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis) eggs removed from the wild

Authors: C. Kuehler, M. Kuhn, B. McLlraith, G. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial incubation, conservation, corvidae, hand rearing, reintroduction

1994

Leuprolide acetate can reversibly prevent egg laying in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

Authors: J. R. Millam, H. L. Finney

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chronic laying, egg production, gnrh, nesting behavior, psittacines

1994

Report on captive hatches of California condors (Gymnogyps californianus): 1983–1990

Authors: Cynthia M. Kuehler, Donald J. Sterner, Deborah S. Jones, Rebecca L. Usnik, Susie Kasielke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: artificial incubation, eggs, recovery plan

1991