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An investigation of the relationship between fecal and rumen bacterial concentrations in sheep

Authors: Laura M. Neumann, Burk A. Dehority

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bacteria, cellulolytic, exotic ruminants, feces, rumen

Year: 2008

Diagnostic imaging in terrestrial invertebrates: Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa), desert millipede (Orthoporus sp.), emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator), Chilean rosehair tarantula (Grammostola spatulata), Mexican fireleg tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei), and Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)

Authors: Michelle R. Davis, Kathryn C. Gamble, Jodi S. Matheson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anatomy, contrast, ct, gastrointestinal transit, radiology

Year: 2008

Nutrient digestibility and fecal characteristics are different among captive exotic felids fed a beef-based raw diet

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

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: digestibility, exotic felids, fecal characteristics

Year: 2008

Successful field capture techniques for free-ranging argali sheep (Ovis ammon) in Mongolia

Authors: David Kenny, Anthony DeNicola, Sukhiin Amgalanbaatar, Zundui Namshir, Ganchimeg Wingard, Richard Reading

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: argali sheep, darting, drive-netting, lamb capture, ovis ammon

Year: 2008

Captive breeding of the barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis) at the Montreal Biodome, with comparison notes on two other captive-bred skate species

Authors: Serge Parent, Serge Pépin, Jean-Pierre Genet, Laurent Misserey, Salvador Rojas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, barndoor skate, breeding, fecundity, rays, thorny skate, winter skate

Year: 2008

Proportion of soft tissue in selected bone cuts fed primarily as enrichments to large carnivores

Authors: Laura Felicetti, Celeste C. Kearney, Lloyd Woodward, Ellen S. Dierenfeld

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bone, carnivore, enrichment, nutrition

Year: 2008

Collection of semen by manual stimulation and ejaculate characteristics of the black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto)

Authors: Debbie F. Melville, Elizabeth G. Crichton, Trish Paterson-Wimberley, Steve D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: assisted breeding, chiroptera, flying-fox, spermatozoa

Year: 2008

The effects of rearing method on social behaviors of mentored, captive-reared juvenile California condors

Authors: Amy C. Utt, Nancy C. Harvey, William K. Hayes, Ronald L. Carter

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: avian, conservation, endangered, gymnogyps californianus, parent rearing, puppet-rearing

Year: 2008

Spatial organization and spatial distribution of activities within home ranges in a Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) captive population

Authors: Farah Mechkour, Marie-Line Maublanc, Eric Bideau, Jean-François Gerard, Dominique Pépin

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: home range structuring, social behavior, spatial behavior, springbok (antidorcas marsupialis)

Year: 2008

Reproductive and thyroid hormone profiles in captive Western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) after a period of brumation

Authors: Sandra M. Brasfield, Larry G. Talent, David M. Janz

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: brumation, captivity, estradiol, reproduction, sceloporus, testosterone, thyroxine, triiodothyronine

Year: 2008