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Validation of an assay to measure glucocorticoid metabolites in the droppings of little penguins (Eudyptula minor)

Authors: Sally L Sherwen, Kerry V Fanson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: assay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, little penguins

Year: 2015

Social and environmental influences on pacing in a female Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)

Authors: Joan E. Rog, Kristen E. Lukas, Jason David Wark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: malayan sun bear, pacing

Year: 2015

Behavioural indicators of welfare exhibited by the common European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

Authors: Gavan M Cooke, Belinda M Tonkins

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: cuttlefish, welfare indicators

Year: 2015

How much UV-B does my reptile need? The UV-Tool, a guide to the selection of UV lighting for reptiles and amphibians in captivity

Authors: Frances Baines, Joe Chattell, James Dale, Dan Garrick, Iri Gill, Matt Goetz, Tim Skelton, Matt Swatman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: amphibians, captivity, reptiles, UV lighting

Year: 2016

Male behaviours signal the female’s reproductive state in a pair of black rhinoceros housed at Lincoln Park Zoo

Authors: Rachel M. Santymire, Sabrina Misek, Jill Gossett, Mark Kamhout, Erik Chatroop, Michelle Rafacz

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, reproductive state, rhinoceros, zoo

Year: 2016

Using non-invasive faecal hormone metabolite monitoring to detect reproductive patterns, seasonality and pregnancy in red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus)

Authors: Jocelyn Bryant, Nadja Wielebnowski, Diane Gierhahn, Tina Houchens, Astrid Bellem, Amy Roberts, Joan Daniels

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay (eia), faecal hormone metabolite, red river hogs, reproduction

Year: 2016

Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots

Authors: Daniel T. Blumstein, Kathryn N. Keeley, Jennifer E. Smith

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: ecological stressor, glucocorticoid, reproductive success, reproductive suppression, social rank, social stressor, yellow-bellied marmot

Year: 2016

How practice makes perfect: the role of persistence, flexibility and learning in problem-solving efficiency

Authors: Pizza Ka Yee Chow, Stephen E. G. Lea, Lisa A. Leaver

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: effective behaviour, efficiency, flexibility, grey squirrels, ineffective behaviour, learning, learning ability, persistence, problem solving

Year: 2016

Few sex effects in the ontogeny of mother-offspring relationships in eastern grey kangaroos

Authors: Wendy J. King, Anne W. Goldizen

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: associative behaviour, distress call, kin cluster, macropus-giganteus, mother-offspring relationship, spatial proximity, weaning

Year: 2016

Stealing milk by young and reciprocal mothers: high incidence of allonursing in giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis

Authors: Markéta Gloneková, Karolína Brandlová, Jan Pluháček

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: allonursing, allosuckling, giraffa camelopardalis, milk theft, reciprocity

Year: 2016