Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques

Authors: Allison Heagerty, Rebecca A. Wales, Kristine Coleman

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: alopecia, anagen, hair regrowth, macaca-mulatta, macaque, pregnancy, telogen

2024

Moult phenology and the influence of breeding activity in adult African penguins Spheniscus demersus at Allwetterzoo Münster, Germany

Authors: Friederike Schmitz, Wagner Philipp

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive management, husbandry practice, jackass penguin

2024

Nutrition in captive penguins: What do we know about how can we make it better?

Authors: Bruna Maganhe

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal nutrition, energy requirements, feeding guidelines, polar habitat, spheniscidae

2024

Long-Term Assessment of Captive Chimpanzees: Influence of Social Group Composition, Seasonality and Biographic Background

Authors: Arnau Pascual, Elfriede Kalcher-Sommersguter, David Riba, Dietmar Crailsheim

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: adverse early life experiences, behavior, captive care, chimpanzee, group alterations, group composition, seasonality, social network analysis

2023

Impact of alternating overnight housing conditions on welfare measures in a bachelor group of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Kylen N Gartland, Emily Bovee, Grace Fuller

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal welfare, bachelor groups, gorilla, overnight housing

2022

Non-Invasive Assessment of the Seasonal Stress Response to Veterinary Procedures and Transportation of Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V Eguizábal, Mariella Superina, Rupert Palme, Camila J Asencio, Daniel P Villarreal, Luciana Borrelli, Juan M Busso

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, ex situ, faecal cortisol metabolites, pilosa, season, transport, veterinary check, wildlife

2022

Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae

Authors: David M Powell, Eli Baskir

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo

2021

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021

The Effect of Visitors on Zoo Reptile Behaviour during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Kimberley C Carter, Isabel AT Keane, Lisa M Clifforde, Lewis J Rowden, Léa Fieschi-Méric, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: ethology, ex situ, human-animal interactions, lockdown, reptile, visitors absence

2021

Annual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in pregnant and pseudopregnant polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North American zoos

Authors: Jocelyn Bryant, Terri Roth

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cortisol, eia, polar bear, pregnancy test, seasonality, stress

2018

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