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Genomic resources and genetic diversity of captive lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)

Authors: Friederike Bock, Susanne Gallus, Axel Janke, Frank Hailer, Beatrice L. Steck, Vikas Kumar, Maria A. Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: control region, intron, lesser kudu, spiral-horned antelope, tragelaphus imberbis

Year: 2014

Characterization of a pancreatic islet cell tumor in a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Jessica S. Fortin, Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: arctic bear, insulinoma, islet amyloid polypeptide (iapp)

Year: 2014

Comparison of body temperature readings between an implantable microchip and a cloacal probe in lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus sp.)

Authors: Christine Hoskinson, Stephanie McCain, Matthew C. Allender

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body temperature, lorikeet, microchip, thermometry

Year: 2014

Urolithiasis in a captive group of Tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii)

Authors: Mátyás Liptovszky, Endre Sós, Balázs Bende, Edina Perge, Viktor Molnár

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: australian mammals, macropods, marsupials, renal, urinary disease

Year: 2014

The first case of intersexuality in an African dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Authors: Sandra Langer, Kerstin Ternes, Dimitri Widmer, Frank Mutschmann

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african dwarf crocodile, intersexuality

Year: 2014

Paternity testing using microsatellite DNA markers in captive Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae)

Authors: Ken Sakaoka, Isao Suzuki, Naeko Kasugai, Yohei Fukumoto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cross-species amplification, extra-pair paternity, null alleles, paternity exclusion probability, probability of identity, spheniscidae

Year: 2014

The birth of an infant decreases group spacing in a zoo-housed lowland gorilla group (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Authors: Laura M. Kurtycz, Marisa A. Shender, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: group cohesion, group composition, proximity, social spacing, western lowland gorillas

Year: 2014

Enrichment options for African painted dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Tammy L. Cloutier, Jane M. Packard

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, canid, carnivores, enrichment, stereotypic

Year: 2014

Human–animal relationships in zoo-housed orangutans (P. abelii) and gorillas (G. g. gorilla): The effects of familiarity

Authors: Joshua J. Smith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla, great ape, human-animal interaction, human-animal relationships, orangutan, social relationships

Year: 2014

Stress, captivity, and reproduction in a wild bird species

Authors: Molly J. Dickens, George E. Bentley

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: captivity, corticosterone, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis, seasonality

Year: 2014