Demographics of polycystic kidney disease and captive population viability in pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Joseph L. Tomkins, Robert Black, Beatrice Steck

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: inbreeding coefficient, life table, longevity, pedigree, population viability, survival analysis

2017

Body condition scoring system for greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis): Development and application

Authors: Eva M. Heidegger, Friederike von Houwald, Beatrice Steck, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body condition, feeding, foot lesion, obesity, reproduction, rhinoceros

2016

A retrospective analysis of mortality in captive pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) from 1912 to 2014

Authors: Gabriella L. Flacke, Suzana Tkalčić, Beatrice Steck, Kristin Warren, Graeme B. Martin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: encephalomyocarditis virus (emcv), leptospirosis, obesity, pathology, polycystic kidney disease (pkd), stillbirth

2016

Genomic resources and genetic diversity of captive lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)

Authors: Friederike Bock, Susanne Gallus, Axel Janke, Frank Hailer, Beatrice L. Steck, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: control region, intron, lesser kudu, spiral-horned antelope, tragelaphus imberbis

2014

Effects of group stability on aggression, stress and injuries in breeding rabbits

Authors: Claude A. Andrist, Lotti M. Bigler, Hanno Würbel, Beatrice A. Roth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agonistic interactions, faecal corticosterone metabolites, group housing, lesions, rabbit does, stress

2012

Appetite regulation: The central role of melatonin in Danio rerio

Authors: Chiara Carla Piccinetti, Beatrice Migliarini, Ike Olivotto, Giuliana Coletti, Adolfo Amici, Oliana Carnevali

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cb1, fish, food intake, ghrelin, leptin, mc4r, melatonin, npy

2010