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Zinc-finger intron 7: a new locus for sex identification of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Authors: Xiao Xu, Yuzhi Li, Xiaofang Wang, Kun Wei, Wenping Zhang, Zhihe Zhang, Fujun Shen, Bisong Yue

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: giant panda, noninvasive technique, sex identification, ursidae, zfx, zfy

Year: 2010

Development of a field-friendly technique for fecal steroid extraction and storage using the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: R. M. Santymire, D. M. Armstrong

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fecal steroids, field technique, glucocorticoids, testosterone

Year: 2010

Thirty years later: enrichment practices for captive mammals

Authors: Julia M. Hoy, Peter J. Murray, Andrew Tribe

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive mammals, environmental enrichment, evaluation, questionnaire, survey

Year: 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?

Authors: Gary W. Ferguson, Andrew M. Brinker, William H. Gehrmann, Stacey E. Bucklin, Frances M. Baines, Steve J. Mackin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive requirements, field exposure, ultraviolet, uv-index

Year: 2010

Effect of tannic acid on iron absorption in straw-colored fruit bats (Eidolon helvum)

Authors: Shana R. Lavin, Zhensheng Chen, Steven A. Abrams

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, hemochromatosis, iron bioavailability, iron storage disease, tannin

Year: 2010

Feeding live prey to zoo animals: response of zoo visitors in Switzerland

Authors: Lauren Cottle, Dan Tamir, Mimoza Hyseni, Dominique Bühler, Petra Lindemann-Matthies

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: live feeding, re-introduction, survey, visitor experience, well-being

Year: 2010

Factors affecting wounding aggression in a colony of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Robert C. Williams, Leanne T. Nash, Clara JoAnn Scarry, Elaine N. Videan, Jo Fritz

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: apes, captive management, psychological well-being

Year: 2010

Why do flamingos stand on one leg?

Authors: Matthew J. Anderson, Sarah A. Williams

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: caribbean flamingos, phoenicopterus ruber, resting, thermoregulation, unipedal

Year: 2010

Nutrient composition of plants consumed by black and white ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata, in the Betampona Natural Reserve, Madagascar

Authors: Debra A. Schmidt, R. Bernard Iambana, Adam Britt, Randall E. Junge, Charles R. Welch, Ingrid J. Porton, Monty S. Kerley

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: energy, fat, fiber, mineral, protein

Year: 2010

The influence of feeding, enrichment, and seasonal context on the behavior of Pacific Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)

Authors: Becca Franks, Heidi Lyn, Lauren Klein, Diana Reiss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: feeding and behavior, object enrichment, pacific walrus, stereotypy, welfare

Year: 2010