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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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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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LAMPREYS IN CAPTIVITY [PDF]

The Biological Bulletin, 1900
HAVING had living lampreys of various ages under observation in the biological laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, I present the following facts as to the ability of these animals to live in a very limited space. I received, about the middle of May, from Ithaca, N. Y., two lots of lamprey eggs, about six dozen eggs in each lot. They were shipped by
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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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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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The mtDNA diversity of captive ruffed lemurs (Varecia spp.): Implications for conservation [PDF]

, 2022
Ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata and V. rubra) are considered Critically Endangered, and genetic studies are therefore needed for assessing the conservation value of captive populations.
Vega, R., Roullet, Delphine, Catinaud, Jerome, Kitchener, Andrew C., Roos, Christian, King, Tony, Hopper, Jane, Hollister, Jack D., Robsomanitrandrasana, Eric   +8 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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How abnormal is the behaviour of captive, zoo-living, chimpanzees? [PDF]

, 2011
Background. Many captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) show a variety of serious behavioural abnormalities, some of which have been considered as possible signs of compromised mental health.
Newton-Fisher, Nicholas E., Birkett Lucy P., Birkett, Lucy P., Nicholas E Newton-Fisher, Newton-Fisher Nicholas E., Nicholas E. Newton-Fisher, Lucy P Birkett, Lucy P. Birkett   +7 more
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What does it mean to be wild? Assessing human influence on the environments of nonhuman primate specimens in museum collections

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Objectives Natural history collections are often thought to represent environments in a pristine natural state—free from human intervention—the so‐called “wild.” In this study, we aim to assess the level of human influence represented by natural history ...
Andrea R. Eller, Stephanie L. Canington, Sana T. Saiyed, Rita M. Austin, Courtney A. Hofman, Sabrina B. Sholts   +5 more
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