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Conservation Science and PracticeThe exotic pet trade poses a major threat to biodiversity conservation. To combat biodiversity loss, it is essential to reduce demand for exotic pets and engage people in civic actions for wildlife conservation.
Rumi Naito, Kai M. A. Chan, Jiaying Zhao
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2016 Red-breasted Parakeet is one among the most widespread parakeets of the world. The ‘Near Threatened’ bird has been in pet trade for long and is already known as a feral bird from major cities in India.
Linda John +3 more
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The global trade in crayfish as pets
Crustacean Research, 2015 (Uploaded by Plazi for the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment) The sale of crayfish in the pet trade has increased in recent decades, and a substantial fraction of the world's entire range of crayfish species is available in the pet trade. The market for pet crayfish creates two major concerns: the potential for over exploitation of natural ...
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Neurochemical levels measured by brain MR spectroscopy (MRS) have been proposed as endpoints for clinical trials in early‐stage spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) trials. We tested their trial‐readiness by quantifying neurochemicals in three affected brain regions in early‐stage cohorts of SCA2 and SCA3, examining their reproducibility in ...
James M. Joers +19 more
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Consumer Resistance in the Pet Marketplace [PDF]
This study draws on Cherrier’s (2008) concept of consumer-resistant identities together with the work of Beverland, Farelly and Lim (2008) on the dark side of pet ownership to shed light on consumer resistance in the context of the pet marketplace.
McEachern, Morven G., Cheetham, Fiona
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Understanding amphibian pet trade stakeholders and their role in disease transmission management
Wildlife Society BulletinIn an increasingly globalized society, wildlife trade facilitates the spread of invasive species and diseases. Amphibians are of particular concern because of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) that has been spread ...
Giavanna Haddock, Alexa R. Warwick
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Global Rather Than Vertical‐Selective Saccadic Abnormalities in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To test whether vertical saccades are preferentially affected in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Methods PSP patients (n = 24) were compared to age‐matched controls (n = 94) and two degenerative groups (Alzheimer's disease, n = 20; Lewy body disease, n = 50).
Duy Duan Nguyen +6 more
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A construção social do mercado pet food no Brasil: estudo de caso da família Sens [PDF]
, 2013 TCC (graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Curso de Ciências Sociais.Esta pesquisa apresenta o estudo de caso da família Sens – proprietária de um Pet Shop.
Moura, Wandgleisom Garcia de
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Rise of terrestrial isopods in the pet trade and the need for their inclusion in trade regulation
Conservation BiologyAbstract Wild animals sold as pets are at a higher risk of extinction than animals that are not traded. Invertebrates are often overlooked in national and international laws designed to control the global pet trade. Among these invertebrates, terrestrial isopods—which function as detritivores—have traditionally been kept to clean ...
Pallieter De Smedt +8 more
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An audience segmentation approach to conservation messaging for transforming the exotic pet trade
Conservation Biology, 2023 Advancing transformative change for sustainability requires population-wide behavior change. Yet, most behavioral interventions tackling environmental problems only examine average effects on the aggregate, while overlooking the heterogeneous effects within a population.
Rumi Naito +3 more
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