Forest access restores foraging and ranging behavior in captive sifakas

Authors: Lydia K Greene, Jean‐Basile Andriambeloson, Marina B Blanco, Erin E Ehmke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, foraging, lemur

2022

An investigation of browsing enrichment, especially non‐leaf foraging, on giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) at Kyoto City Zoo in Japan

Authors: Kota Okabe, Hiroki Fukuizumi, Ayumi Kawamura, Chihiro Kase, Katsuji Uetake

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, enrichment, giraffes, non-leaf foraging

2022

A Model for Accurate Determination of Environmental Parameters in Indoor Zoological and Botanical Gardens Supporting Efficient Species Management

Authors: León Latif Corral-Pesquera, Jonathan García-Manchón, Pablo Morón-Elorza

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: air temperature, ATMOS14, conductivity, daily light integral, PAR light, relative humidity, soil water content, TEROS12

2022

Evidence of high individual variability in seed management by scatter-hoarding rodents: does ‘personality’ matter?

Authors: Mariano Feldman, Mariona Ferrandiz-Rovira, Josep Maria Espelta, Alberto Muñoz

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: individual variation, personality, predation risk, scatter-hoarding rodent, seed dispersal

2019

Characterization of estrous cycles and pregnancy in Somali wild asses (Equus africanus somaliensis) through fecal hormone analyses

Authors: Corinne P. Kozlowski, Helen L. Clawitter, Tim Thier, Martha T. Fischer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: equid, estrogens, gestation, progestagens

2018

Dietary self-selection in fish: a new approach to studying fish nutrition and feeding behavior

Authors: R. F. da Silva, A. Kitagawa, F. J. S. Vazquez

Publication/Journal: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Keywords: dicentrarchus-labrax l, european sea bass, fed gelatin capsules, fisheries, food intake, macronutrient, macronutrient selection, marine & freshwater biology, micronutrient, nile tilapia, nutritional target, nutritional wisdom, oncorhynchus-mykiss, postingestive signals, rainbow-trout, seabream diplodus-puntazzo

2016

Farm membership of voluntary welfare schemes results in better compliance with animal welfare legislation in Great Britain

Authors: C. C. A. Clark, R. Crump, A. L. KilBride, L. E. Green

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, farm animals, government legislation, herd health scheme, inspections, private regulation

2016

A global survey of banteng (Bos javanicus) housing and husbandry

Authors: Lewis J. Rowden, Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: banteng, bos javanicus, evidence-based husbandry, survey, zoo animal welfare

2016

Non-ovarian aromatization is required to activate female sexual motivation in testosterone-treated ovariectomized quail

Authors: Catherine de Bournonville, Jacques Balthazart, Gregory F. Ball, Charlotte A. Cornil

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: approach behavior, aromatase activity, female sexual behavior, japanese quail, partner preference, tamoxifen, vorozole

2016

Condensed tannins reduce browsing and increase grazing time of free-ranging goats in semi-arid savannas

Authors: Ntuthuko R. Mkhize, Ignas M. A. Heitkönig, Peter F. Scogings, Luthando E. Dziba, Herbert H. T. Prins, Willem F. de Boer

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: feeding behaviour, foraging, herbivore, polyethylene glycol

2015