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Morphological intelligence for dynamic aerial interactions. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Adv
Jiang Y   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Pet Trade's Role in Defaunation

open access: yesScience, 2017
In their Report “The impact of hunting on tropical mammal and bird populations” (14 April, p. [180][1]), A. Benitez-Lopez and colleagues quantify the global impact of hunting on defaunation. However, hunting is only one side of the defaunation crisis.
Fangyuan Hua   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Global Trade in Exotic Pets 2006-2012.

Conservation Biology, 2014
Abstract International trade in exotic pets is an important and increasing driver of biodiversity loss and often compromises the standards required for good animal welfare. We systematically reviewed the scientific and gray literature and used the United Nations Environment Programme ‐ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP‐WCMC ...
Sandra Baker   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Inherited pathology and pet trading

Veterinary Record, 2015
RECENTLY, two miniature schnauzer dogs affected by persistent Mullerian duct syndrome (PMDS) have been referred by independent local veterinary practitioners to the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in Zaragoza, Spain. In light of the observed malformations in the genitalia, we performed DNA sequencing and verified that both dogs were homozygous carriers ...
Luis V, Monteagudo   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The Morality of the Reptile “Pet” Trade

Journal of Animal Ethics, 2014
Abstract The trade in, and private keeping of, reptiles as "pets" raises several ethical concerns regarding animal welfare (associated with handling, storage, transportation, intensive captive breeding, captivity stress, injury, disease, and high premature mortality); public health and safety (associated with zoonotic disease and animal ...
openaire   +1 more source

Novel chytrid pathogen variants and the global amphibian pet trade

Conservation Biology, 2022
Abstract Global wildlife trade spreads emerging infectious diseases that threaten biodiversity. The amphibian chytrid pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused population declines and species extinctions worldwide except in Asia. Fire‐bellied toads (
Minjie Fu, Bruce Waldman
openaire   +2 more sources

Further understanding the pet primate trade in the U.S.

Open Access Government, 2023
Further understanding the pet primate trade in the U.S. Dr Melissa Seaboch explores the potential drivers of the pet primate trade in the U.S. and the troubling impact on both animals and owners. Little is known about the pet primate trade in the United States and other non-habitat countries. It is widely reported that there are 15,000
openaire   +1 more source

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