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GPS assessment of the use of exhibit space and resources by African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Katherine A. Leighty, Joseph Soltis, Anne Savage

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive management, dominance, enclosure, welfare

Year: 2010

A survey of elephant husbandry and foot health in North American zoos

Authors: Karen D. Lewis, David J. Shepherdson, Terrah M. Owens, Mike Keele

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: enrichment, exercise, health, logistic regression, pathology

Year: 2010

What do population-level welfare indices suggest about the well-being of zoo elephants?

Authors: Georgia J. Mason, Jake S. Veasey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acyclicity, captivity, longevity, stereotypic behavior, stress

Year: 2010

Assessment of diurnal urinary cortisol excretion in Asian and African elephants using different endocrine methods

Authors: Janine L. Brown, David C. Kersey, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Tarren Wagener

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenal activity, diurnal, glucocorticoids, immunoassay

Year: 2010

Life span, reproductive output, and reproductive opportunity in captive Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii)

Authors: Kara Nuss, Mark Warneke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, life-span, reproductive success

Year: 2010

Behavioral response of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) to the death of silverbacks in multi-male groups

Authors: Elena Hoellein Less, Kristen E. Lukas, Christopher W. Kuhar, Tara S. Stoinski

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bachelor, behavior, captivity, western lowland gorilla, zoos

Year: 2010

Initial findings on visual acuity thresholds in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Melissa R. Shyan-Norwalt, Jeff Peterson, Barbara Milankow King, Timothy E. Staggs, Robert H. I. Dale

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, eye, vision, visual acuity

Year: 2010

Effects of inbreeding on reproductive success, performance, litter size, and survival in captive red wolves (Canis rufus)

Authors: David R. Rabon, William Waddell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: canis rufus, fitness, inbreeding coefficient, reproductive-performance

Year: 2010

Evaluation of three immobilization combinations in the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Jay D. King, Elizabeth Congdon, Carolina Tosta

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atipamezole hcl, butorphanol tartrate, medetomidine hcl, tiletamine hcl, zolazepam hcl

Year: 2010

A system for monitoring and improving animal visibility and its implications for zoological parks

Authors: C. W. Kuhar, L. J. Miller, J. Lehnhardt, J. Christman, J. D. Mellen, T. L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animals, behavior, captivity, spatial use

Year: 2010