Aquarium Visitors Catch Some Rays: Rays Are More Active in the Presence of More Visitors

Authors: Jordyn Truax, Jennifer Vonk, Eness Meri, Sandra M. Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: aquarium, elasmobranch, visitor effect, zoo animal welfare

2023

Hematology and Plasma Biochemistry Value Differences Between Acclimated and Recently Captive Female Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis americana

Authors: Krystan Grant, Terry Campbell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: captive, environmental change, hematology, plasma chemistry, stingrays, wild

2020

Changes in human health parameters associated with a touch tank experience at a zoological institution

Authors: John M. Sahrmann, Amy Niedbalski, Louise Bradshaw, Rebecca Johnson, Sharon L. Deem

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: nature deficit disorder, one health, physiological, psychological, stress

2016

Evaluating the role of temperature in the reproduction of the yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis)

Authors: Tess C. Lesniak, Aaron E. Schirmer, Charles R. Knapp

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, gestation, mating, poikilotherm

2015

“Use it or lose it”: Characterization, implications, and mitigation of female infertility in captive wildlife

Authors: Linda M. Penfold, David Powell, Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Cheryl S. Asa

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: breeding, contraception, infertility, population management, reproductive success, sustainability

2014

Validation of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique to Establish a Liver-to-Coelom Ratio and a Comparative Analysis of the Ratios Among Acclimated and Recently Wild-Caught Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis Americana

Authors: Krystan R. Grant, Terry W. Campbell, Tawni I. Silver, Francisco J. Olea-Popelka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, lipid, liver, stingray, ultrasound

2013