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Immobilization of captive tigers (Panthera tigris) with a combination of tiletamine, zolazepam, and detomidine

Authors: P. Laricchiuta, V. De Monte, M. Campolo, F. Grano, A. Crovace, F. Staffieri

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atipamezole, detomidine, immobilization, panthera tigris, telazol

Year: 2015

Meeting ultraviolet B radiation requirements of amphibians in captivity: A case study with mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) and general recommendations for pre-release health screening

Authors: Benjamin Tapley, Matthew Rendle, Frances M. Baines, Matthias Goetz, Kay S. Bradfield, David Rood, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Andrew Routh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, conservation, husbandry, leptodactylus fallax, uv-b

Year: 2015

A visual system for scoring body condition of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Shanmugasundaram Wijeyamohan, Kibby Treiber, Dennis Schmitt, Charles Santiapillai

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body weight, health-care, shoulder height, skin fold thickness

Year: 2015

Effect of concentrates restriction on feed consumption, diet digestibility, and nitrogen utilization in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: A. Das, M. L. Smith, M. Saini, Shrikant Katole, S. S. Kullu, B. K. Gupta, A. K. Sharma, D. Swarup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asiatic elephants, energy restriction, intake, metabolic fecal nitrogen, protein utilization

Year: 2015

Influence of breeding season on fecal glucocorticoid levels in captive Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)

Authors: A. Lèche, C. Hansen, J. L. Navarro, R. H. Marin, M. B. Martella

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adrenocortical response, captivity, non-invasive monitoring, ratite, welfare

Year: 2015

Genetic analysis of captive proboscis monkeys

Authors: Mitsuaki Ogata, Satoru Seino

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: microsatellite DNA, mitochondrial DNA, proboscis monkey

Year: 2015

Ascaris spp. and Capillaria caudinflata infections in captive-bred crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in China

Authors: Xu Zhang, Ji Ying Qiao, Xiao Min Wu, Qing Yi Ma, Han Hu, Jing Wang, Li Feng Che

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ascaris spp, capillaria caudinflata, captive-bred nipponia nippon, morphology, transmission

Year: 2015

First observations of fertilized eggs and preleptocephalus larvae of Rhinomuraena quaesita in the Vienna Zoo

Authors: D. Preininger, R. Halbauer, V. Bartsch, A. Weissenbacher

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anguilliformes, muraenidae, muraeninae, ribbon eel, zoo schönbrunn

Year: 2015

Non-invasive urine collection in the female southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) with the aid of classical conditioning

Authors: Alyce M. Swinbourne, Tina Janssen, Clive J. C. Phillips, Stephen D. Johnston

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive, marsupial, reproduction, training

Year: 2015

Capture, transport, and husbandry of elephant sharks (Callorhinchus milii) adults, eggs, and hatchlings for research and display

Authors: Catherine A. Boisvert, Camila Leite Martins, Alison Grace Edmunds, Julian Cocks, Peter Currie

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chondrichthyes, developmental series, evodevo, holocephali, husbandry

Year: 2015