Exploration of cultural norms and behavioural beliefs about zoo animal behaviour, welfare, ethics and husbandry practices in a sample of the international zoo community

Authors: Heather Bacon, Catriona Bell, Cathy M Dwyer, Natalie Waran, Yan Qing, Liu Xia, Darren J Shaw

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, beliefs, culture, zoo

2023

Aiming low: A resident male’s rank predicts takeover success by challenging males in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys

Authors: Pingfen Zhu, Baoping Ren, Paul A. Garber, Fan Xia, Cyril C. Grueter, Ming Li

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: elo-rating, male–male competition, rhinopithecus bieti, takeover

2016

Social rank versus affiliation: Which is more closely related to leadership of group movements in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)?

Authors: Xi Wang, Lixing Sun, Lori K. Sheeran, Bing-Hua Sun, Qi-Xin Zhang, Dao Zhang, Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: collective movements, leaders, proximity, social grooming, tibetan macaque (macaca thibetana)

2016

The potential of Social Network Analysis as a tool for the management of zoo animals

Authors: P. E. Rose, D. P. Croft

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, evidence-based husbandry, group structure, social network analysis, social organisation, zoo animal behaviour

2015

Coral reef fish incorporate multiple sources of visual and chemical information to mediate predation risk

Authors: R. P. Manassa, D. L. Dixson, M. I. McCormick, D. P. Chivers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: amphiprion percula, anemonefish, coral reef fish, olfactory cue, orange clownfish, predation risk, shoaling, visual information

2013

Grooming reciprocity in male Tibetan macaques

Authors: Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li, Paul A. Garber, Megan D. Matheson, Bing-Hua Sun, Yong Zhu

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: exchange, grooming, macaca thibetana, male, reciprocity

2013

Neonatal tactile stimulation alleviates the negative effects of neonatal isolation on novel object recognition, sociability and neuroendocrine levels in male adult mandarin voles (Microtus mandarinus)

Authors: Bin Wei, Fadao Tai, Xiao Liu, Leige Ma, Xiangping Yang, Rui Jia, Xia Zhang

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: corticosterone, mandarin voles, neonatal tactile stimulation, oxytocin, vasopressin

2013

Noninvasive Saliva Collection for DNA Analyses From Free-Ranging Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

Authors: N. D. Simons, J. G. Lorenz, L. K. Sheeran, J. H. Li, D. P. Xia, R. S. Wagner

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: genetics, macaca thibetana, noninvasive sampling methods, saliva

2012

Invited review: Body condition score and its association with dairy cow productivity, health, and welfare

Authors: J. R. Roche, N. C. Friggens, J. K. Kay, M. W. Fisher, K. J. Stafford, D. P. Berry

Publication/Journal: Journal of Dairy Science

Keywords: body condition score, health and welfare, reproduction, review

2009

Effect of nesiritide (B-type natriuretic peptide) and dobutamine on ventricular arrhythmias in the treatment of patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure: The PRECEDENT study

Authors: A. J. Burger, D. P. Horton, T. LeJemtel, J. K. Ghali, G. Torre, G. Dennish, M. Koren, J. Dinerman, M. Silver, M. L. Cheng, U. Elkayam

Publication/Journal: American Heart Journal

Keywords: aged, ambulatory, brain, cardiotonic agents/pharmacology, cardiotonic agents/therapeutic use, dobutamine/pharmacology, dobutamine/therapeutic use, electrocardiography, female, heart failure/complications, heart failure/drug therapy, heart rate/drug effects, humans, male, middle aged, natriuretic agents/pharmacology, natriuretic agents/therapeutic use, natriuretic peptide, tachycardia, ventricular/complications, ventricular/drug therapy

2002

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