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Further Developments in the Breeding Population of Lowland Gorillas at Apenheul

Authors: Hans Otto Kopff, Wim B. Mager

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: female transfer, gorillas, group formation, zoo design and facilities

Year: 1990

Retinal Spectral Sensitivity, Fur Coloration, and Urine Reflectance in the Genus Octodon (Rodentia): Implications for Visual Ecology

Authors: Andrés E. Chávez, Francisco Bozinovic, Leo Peichl, Adrián G. Palacios

Publication/Journal: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Keywords: caviomorpha, fur, octodon, octodon bridgesi, octodon degus, octodon lunatus, spectral properties, spectral sensitivity, ultraviolet, urine, uv reflectance

Year: 2003

Factors facilitating research: a survey of zoo and aquarium professionals

Authors: Ursula S. Anderson, Terry L. Maple, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: perceptions, questionnaire, science, scientists, zoological park

Year: 2010

Influence of feeding raw or extruded feline diets on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen metabolism of African wildcats (Felis lybica)

Authors: Brittany M. Vester, Sarah L. Burke, Kari J. Liu, Cheryl L. Dikeman, Lee G. Simmons, Kelly S. Swanson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: felid, kibble, nitrogen balance, nutrient digestibility

Year: 2010

Carnivorous mammals: nutrient digestibility and energy evaluation

Authors: Marcus Clauss, Helen Kleffner, Ellen Kienzle

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: canid, digestion, felid, hyenid, mustelid, nutrition, pinniped, ursid

Year: 2010

Visitor interest in zoo animals and the implications for collection planning and zoo education programmes

Authors: Andrew Moss, Maggie Esson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: environmental education, popularity, visitor interest, zoo, zoo animals

Year: 2010

Current husbandry of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in zoos

Authors: P. Eriksson, J. Zidar, D. White, J. Westander, M. Andersson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, captive, enclosure, management guideline, survey

Year: 2010

Quantifying the vitamin D3 synthesizing potential of UVB lamps at specific distances over time

Authors: Debra A. Schmidt, Diane Mulkerin, Daniel R. Boehm, Mark R. Ellersieck, Zhiren Lu, Matthew Campbell, Tai C. Chen, Michael F. Holick

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fluorescent lamps, mercury vapor lamps, metabolic bone disease, uvb

Year: 2010

Nutritional composition and digestibility by ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) of whole animals and a commercial diet

Authors: Cynthia L. Bennett, Susan D. Booth-Binczik, Suzy R. E. Steele

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: carnivore, digestive efficiency, felidae, nutrient, proximate composition

Year: 2010

A safer method for studying hormone metabolism in an Asian elephant (Elephas maximus): accelerator mass spectrometry

Authors: Lisa Yon, Brian Faulkner, Sumolya Kanchanapangka, Narongsak Chaiyabutr, Sompast Meepan, Bill Lasley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assay, noninvasive, testosterone, urine

Year: 2010