UVB-emitting LEDs for reptile lighting: Identifying the risks of nonsolar UV spectra
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: hypervitaminosis D, photo-kerato-conjunctivitis, previtamin D3, vitamin d3
2023
Impact of Broad-Spectrum Lighting on Recall Behaviour in a Pair of Captive Blue-Throated Macaws (Ara glaucogularis)
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)
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
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: avian, mbd, osteodystrophy, tropical birds, ultraviolet light, uvb, vitamin d
2017
Quantifying the vitamin D3 synthesizing potential of UVB lamps at specific distances over time
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: fluorescent lamps, mercury vapor lamps, metabolic bone disease, uvb
2010
Voluntary exposure of some western-hemisphere snake and lizard species to ultraviolet-B radiation in the field: how much ultraviolet-B should a lizard or snake receive in captivity?
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive requirements, field exposure, ultraviolet, uv-index
2010
Evaluation of UVB reduction by materials commonly used in reptile husbandry
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: attenuation, uvb, vitamin d
2007
Facility design and associated services for the study of amphibians
Publication/Journal: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal
Keywords: amphibian, captive breeding, facilities, husbandry, quarantine, research, uvb, water quality
2007
A comparison of responses by three broadband radiometers to different ultraviolet-B sources
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: radiometers, uvb sources, vitamin d
2004
Effects of Artificial Ultraviolet Light Exposure on Reproductive Success of the Female Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in Captivity
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: chameleon, reproduction, uvb
2002