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An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoo’s “Seal-the-Loop” donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behavior

Authors: Sarah Mellish, Ben Sanders, Carla A. Litchfield, Elissa L. Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, donate, marine debris, marine wildlife entanglement, zoo

Year: 2017

A turtle cognition research demonstration enhances visitor engagement and keeper-animal relationships

Authors: Andrew C. Alba, Katherine A. Leighty, Victoria L. Pittman Courte, Alison P. Grand, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: eastern box turtle, human–animal bond, reptile, training, visitor experience

Year: 2017

The effects of environmental and visitor variables on the behavior of free-ranging ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in captivity

Authors: Courtney Collins, Ilse Corkery, Amy Haigh, Sean McKeown, Thomas Quirke, Ruth O'Riordan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal behavior, free-ranging, ring-tailed lemur, visitor effects, zoo environment

Year: 2017

Nocturnal behavior of orphaned Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) calves in Sri Lanka

Authors: Helena Stokes, Vijitha Perera, Nilmini Jayasena, Ayona Silva-Fletcher

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, asian elephant, elephas maximus, nocturnal behavior, rehabilitation, resting behavior

Year: 2017

Plasticity of thermoregulatory behavior in leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius, Blyth 1954)

Authors: Octavian Craioveanu, Cristina Craioveanu, Vioara Mireşan

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: nocturnal lizards, reptile husbandry, thermal gradient

Year: 2017

Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function as a measure of stress in the endangered golden langur

Authors: Jatin Sarmah, Chaya R. Hazarika, Elizabeth V. Berkeley, Stefanie B. Ganswindt, Andre Ganswindt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: acth challenge test, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, golden langur, non-invasive stress monitoring

Year: 2017

Variability in hematology of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) in different living environments

Authors: Lily A. Parkinson, Amy B. Alexander, Terry W. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: complete blood count, elasmobranch, stocking density

Year: 2017

Avian gametologs as molecular tags for sex identification in birds of prey of Iran

Authors: Reza Valadan, Foroogh Nejatollahi, Hoda Ehsani-nori, Hassan Habibi, Hamid Amini, Mansour Aliabadian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: birds of prey, chd1, feather, sex identification

Year: 2017

Quantifying long-term impact of zoo and aquarium visits on biodiversity-related learning outcomes

Authors: Eric A. Jensen, Andrew Moss, Markus Gusset

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, biodiversity, education, impact, visit, zoo

Year: 2017

Feeding Asian pangolins: An assessment of current diets fed in institutions worldwide

Authors: Francis Cabana, Amy Plowman, Thai Van Nguyen, Shih-Chien Chin, Sung-Lin Wu, Hsuan-Yi Lo, Hirofumi Watabe, Fujio Yamamoto

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: ants, chitin, insectivore, myrmecophagy, nutritional geometry

Year: 2017