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Social Isolation Does Not Alter Exploratory Behaviour, Spatial Learning and Memory in Captive Damaraland Mole-Rats (Fukomys damarensis)

Animals, 2023
Exploratory behaviour, spatial learning and memory affect the survival of animals and appear to be dependent on the specific habitat that a species occupies. Good spatial navigation and memory are particularly important for subterranean animals, as it is
Arantxa Silvia Blecher, Maria Kathleen Oosthuizen   +1 more
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A survey of Cryptosporidium prevalence among birds in two zoos in China [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Cryptosporidiosis is an important zoonotic protozoan disease worldwide, but few studies on this disease have been performed in wild birds; thus, our knowledge of this disease is insufficient, even in zoo birds.
Yaxian Lu, Tianchun Pu, Baohua Ma, Lixin Wang, Mengchao Zhou, Yu Chen, Xiuyun Li, Changming Zheng, Hetong Liu, Jinpeng Liu, Chunyu Guan, Hongyan Yu, Chunkuo Dai, Yuan Huang, Yuling Yang, Zhiwei Peng, Lei Han, Hongliang Chai, Zhijun Hou   +18 more
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Fecal Metagenomics Study Reveals That a Low-Fiber Diet Drives the Migration of Wild Asian Elephants in Xishuangbanna, China

Animals, 2023
The rare northward migration of wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna, China, has attracted global attention. Elephant migration is a complex ecological process, and the factors driving this long-distance migration remain elusive.
Xia Li, Junmin Chen, Chengbo Zhang, Shuyin Zhang, Qingzhong Shen, Bin Wang, Mingwei Bao, Bo Xu, Qian Wu, Nanyu Han, Zunxi Huang   +10 more
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Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of red-crowned crane (G. japonensis)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of red-crowned crane (G. japonensis) has been decoded by next-generation sequencing and genome assembly.
Rong Hua, Duoying Cui, Jia Liu, Yuyan You, Ting Jia   +4 more
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Prospective Study on the Excretion of Mucous Stools and its Association with Age, Gender, and Feces Output in Captive Giant Pandas

Animals, 2019
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) has evolved a large number of mucous glands in the intestinal lining to adapt to the digestion of high-fiber foods.
Zixiang Li, Xuefeng Liu, Juan Zhao, Yanhui Liu, Haihong Xu, Changqing Li, Tao Ma, Bo Wang, Yanping Lu, Barbara Padalino, Dingzhen Liu   +10 more
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Genetic guidelines for translocations: Maintaining intraspecific diversity in the lion (Panthera leo)

Evolutionary Applications, 2022
Conservation translocations have become an important management tool, particularly for large wildlife species such as the lion (Panthera leo). When planning translocations, the genetic background of populations needs to be taken into account; failure to ...
Laura D. Bertola, Susan M. Miller, Vivienne L. Williams, Vincent N. Naude, Peter Coals, Simon G. Dures, Philipp Henschel, Monica Chege, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Arame Ndiaye, Martial Kiki, Angela Gaylard, Dennis K. Ikanda, Matthew S. Becker, Peter Lindsey   +14 more
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A Peek into the Bacterial Microbiome of the Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

Animals, 2022
Sciurus vulgaris (the Eurasian red squirrel) is native to Europe and Asia, but due to habitat destruction or fragmentation, interspecific competition, and infectious diseases, especially in European island areas the species finds itself at the brink of ...
Diana Ioana Olah, Emöke Páll, Constantin Cerbu, Sergiu Dan Zăblău, Gheorghiță Duca, Monica Ioana Suătean, Adrian Valentin Potârniche, Aurel Vasiu, Marina Spînu   +8 more
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Analysis of the suitable lands for golf courses in Benton County, Washington - using ArcGIS as a tool [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Benton County is in the southern central part of the Washington State, USA. The population of the County in 2017 was 198171. The total area of the county is 1760 square miles with 60 square miles water. Need for general entertainment chances and sites is
Wu Daze
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Malaria parasites and related haemosporidians cause mortality in cranes: a study on the parasites diversity, prevalence and distribution in Beijing Zoo

Malaria Journal, 2018
Background Malaria parasites and related haemosporidian parasites are widespread and may cause severe diseases in birds. These pathogens should be considered in projects aiming breeding of birds for purposes of sustained ex situ conservation.
Ting Jia, Xi Huang, Gediminas Valkiūnas, Minghai Yang, Changming Zheng, Tianchun Pu, Yanyun Zhang, Lu Dong, Xun Suo, Chenglin Zhang   +9 more
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Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse

Animals, 2020
The infrequency of a total solar eclipse renders the event novel to those animals that experience its effects and, consequently, may induce anomalous behavioral responses.
Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M. Paciulli, Ashley R. Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C. Leonard   +6 more
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