Social effects on AVT and CRF systems

Authors: Tobias Backström, Per-Ove Thörnqvist, Svante Winberg

Publication/Journal: Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Keywords: aggression, arginine vasotocin, AVT receptor, corticotrophin-releasing factor, CRF receptor, rainbow-trout, social stress

2021

Patterns in the long-term viability of North American zoo populations

Authors: Judy Che-Castaldo, Brent Johnson, Nicole Magrisso, Lauren Mechak, Kayla Melton, Katelyn Mucha, Lauren Terwilliger, Melissa Theis, Sarah Long, Lisa Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: demography, extinction risk, genetic diversity, population viability analysis, sustainability

2019

Investigation of social, affective, and locomotor behavior of adolescent Brattleboro rats reveals a link between vasopressin’s actions on arousal and social behavior

Authors: Kelcie C. Schatz, Robert F. Kyne, Stephanie L. Parmeter, Matthew J. Paul

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: adolescence, Anxiety-like behavior, arousal, Brattleboro rat, social development, vasopressin

2018

Contrasting results from molecular and pedigree-based population diversity measures in captive zebra highlight challenges facing genetic management of zoo populations

Authors: Hideyuki Ito, Rob Ogden, Tanya Langenhorst, Miho Inoue-Murayama

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetic analysis, pedigree analysis

2017

Intranasal oxytocin and a polymorphism in the oxytocin receptor gene are associated with human-directed social behavior in golden retriever dogs

Authors: Mia E. Persson, Agaia J. Trottier, Johan Bélteky, Lina S. V. Roth, Per Jensen

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: behavior genetics, canine, canine behavior, domestic dog, oxtr, oxytocin, oxytocin receptor gene, social behavior, wolf

2017

Long term vs. short term impact of founder relatedness on gene diversity and inbreeding within the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the red panda (Ailurus f. fulgens)

Authors: Florian Schäfer, Tobias Erik Reiners

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breeding programs, eep, genetic diversity, genetic management, inbreeding, red panda

2017

Saving the mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci): Assessment of the genetic status of captive bongos as a source for genetic reinforcement of wild populations

Authors: Paul Donoghue, Karl Gruber, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Andrew Kitchener, Emily Donoghue, Yoshan Moodley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: bongo, genetic augmentation, microsatellites, one plan approach, tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci

2017

The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit

Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank

2017

Analysis of the distal gut bacterial community by 454-pyrosequencing in captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Authors: Ousama AlZahal, Eduardo V. Valdes, Brian W. McBride

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna, giraffe, gut, microbiome, pyrosequencing

2016

Associations between temperament and gene polymorphisms in the brain dopaminergic system and the adrenal gland of sheep

Authors: Xiaoyan Qiu, Jason Ledger, Chen Zheng, Graeme B. Martin, Dominique Blache

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: cyp17, dopamine receptor, glucocorticoid, monoamine oxidase, stress

2016

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