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Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) birth patterns and human presence in zoological settings

Authors: Laura M. B. Kurtycz, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birth timing, stillbirths, stress, western lowland gorillas, zoos

Year: 2015

Phenomenal advanced age of pupping in a captive pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi)

Authors: Jonathan L. Temte, Erin Flynn

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birth timing, maternal age, phocids, pinnipeds, reproduction

Year: 2015

The effect of fluphenazine decanoate on glucocorticoid production, reproductive cyclicity, and the behavioral stress response in the Persian onager (Equus hemionus onager)

Authors: Jason D. Wagman, Barbara A. Wolfe, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cortisol, estrous cycle, long-acting neuroleptics, ovulation, progesterone, restraint

Year: 2015

Genetic analysis reveals multiple parentage in captive reared eastern hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)

Authors: Shem D. Unger, Rod N. Williams

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian breeding, captive management, cryptobranchidae, head-starting, microsatellite DNA

Year: 2015

Creation and validation of a novel body condition scoring method for the magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) in the zoo setting

Authors: Julie Clements, Jessica N. Sanchez

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: avian veterinary practitioner, body condition score, magellanic penguin, seasonal weight fluctuation, spheniscus magellanicus

Year: 2015

Diets high in fruits and low in gum exudates promote the occurrence and development of dental disease in pygmy slow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus)

Authors: Francis Cabana, K. A. I. Nekaris

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exudativore, gummivore, nutrition, primate

Year: 2015

Complete nutrient content of four species of commercially available feeder insects fed enhanced diets during growth

Authors: Mark D. Finke

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amino acids, fatty acids, insects, minerals, vitamin e, vitamins, β-carotene

Year: 2015

Nutrient and plant secondary compound composition and iron-binding capacity in leaves and green stems of commonly used plant browse (Carolina willow; Salix caroliniana) fed to zoo-managed browsing herbivores

Authors: S. R. Lavin, K. E. Sullivan, S. C. Wooley, R. Robinson, S. Singh, K. Stone, S. Russell, E. V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, condensed tannins, herbivore, iron, iron overload

Year: 2015

Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) analyses of nutrient composition and condensed tannin concentrations in carolina willow (Salix caroliniana)

Authors: Shana R. Lavin, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Stuart C. Wooley, Koni Stone, Scott Russell, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browse, condensed tannins, herbivore, iron, iron overload, nutrition

Year: 2015

Scratching under positive and negative arousal in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Authors: Sarah J. Neal, Nancy G. Caine

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: anxiety, arousal, callitrichid, excitement, scratching

Year: 2016