Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)

Authors: Zoe Bryant, Eva Konczol, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: artificial lighting, behaviour, husbandry, Pstiaccidae, T5 lamps, ultraviolet light, vision

2022

Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019

Provision of ultraviolet basking lights to indoor housed tropical birds and their effect on suspected vitamin D3 deficiency

Authors: Gabby Jeanne-Clare Drake, Robyn L Shea, Andrea Fidgett, Javier Lopez, Robert M Christley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: avian, mbd, osteodystrophy, tropical birds, ultraviolet light, uvb, vitamin d

2017

Meeting ultraviolet B radiation requirements of amphibians in captivity: A case study with mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) and general recommendations for pre-release health screening

Authors: Benjamin Tapley, Matthew Rendle, Frances M. Baines, Matthias Goetz, Kay S. Bradfield, David Rood, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Andrew Routh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, conservation, husbandry, leptodactylus fallax, uv-b

2015

Shedding ultraviolet light on welfare in laboratory rodents: suggestions for further research and refinement

Authors: D. B. Sørensen

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, behavioral-response, housing, rodents, social, ultraviolet, vision, visual perception

2014

Geographic variation in beak colouration in gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua

Authors: Barbosa, Andres; Palacios, M. Jose; Valera, Francisco; Martınez, Ana

Publication/Journal: Polar Biology

Keywords: antarctica, carotenoid, colour trait, contaminants, gentoo penguin, geographic variation, krill, ultraviolet

2012

The role of a generalized ultraviolet cue for blackbird food selection

Authors: Scott J. Werner, Shelagh K. Tupper, James C. Carlson, Susan E. Pettit, Jeremy W. Ellis, George M. Linz

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: agelaius phoeniceus, conditioned avoidance, feeding behavior, postingestive consequence, red-winged blackbird, visual cue

2012

Ultraviolet Radiation on Innate Immunity and Growth of Broad-Snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris): Implications for Facilities Design

Authors: Pablo Ariel Siroski, Gisela Laura Poletta, Lucia Fernandez, Hugo Héctor Ortega, Mark Edwin Merchant

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: complement system, crocodilian husbandry, immunity, raising, uv radiations

2012

Ultraviolet visual sensitivity in three avian lineages: paleognaths, parrots, and passerines

Authors: Aidala, Zachary; Huynen, Leon; Brennan, Patricia L. R.; Musser, Jacob; Fidler, Andrew; Chong, Nicola; Machovsky Capuska, Gabriel E.; Anderson, Michael G.; Talaba, Amanda; Lambert, David; Hauber, Mark E.

Publication/Journal: Jounal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Keywords: avian communication, perching birds, sensory ecology, sws1 opsin, ultraviolet vision

2012

Why Aye-Ayes See Blue

Authors: A.D. Melin, G.L. Moritz, R.A.E. Fosbury, S. Kawamura, N.J. Dominy

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: color vision, colour vision, daubentonia, nocturnal behavior, nocturnal behaviour, opsin, ravenala, scent marking

2012

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