Cesarian section and long-term outcomes for cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceCownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) are schooling rays commonly displayed in large groups in public aquariums. They are long-lived, have an annual reproductive cycle, and readily breed in managed care with most pregnancies culminating with the unaided and ...
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Enucleation in a Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) [PDF]
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2018 Trauma is a common problem in Cownose Ray during mating season in both wild and captive rays. Enucleation is indicated when there is an ocular trauma.
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Noninvasive, epigenetic age estimation in an elasmobranch, the cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAge data are essential for estimating life history parameters and are thus critical for population assessment, management, and conservation. Traditional vertebrae-based age estimation in elasmobranchs can be costly, time intensive, of low accuracy, and ...
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Aberrant Pigmentation in a Schooling Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, USA [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhile pigmentation disorders such as albinism have been documented in a range of elasmobranch species, including the American cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), the implications of these rare conditions for behavior, social dynamics, and fitness remain ...
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Environmental associations of cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) seasonal presence along the U.S. Atlantic Coast [PDF]
Ecosphere, 2021 Identifying the mechanistic drivers of migration can be crucial in shaping conservation and management policies. The cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus) is a relatively poorly understood elasmobranch species that occurs along the U.S.
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Neotropical Ichthyology, 2021 Rhinoptera bonasus is a bento-pelagic and highly migratory species occurring from southern United States to northern Argentina. Due to overfishing effects, R. bonasus is currently at risk, classified by the IUCN Red List as vulnerable.
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Diagnostic agreement between three point-of-care glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate meters and reference laboratory methods in stingrays [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Point-of-care (POC) glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) meters can potentially provide rapid insight into an elasmobranch’s metabolic state in clinical and field research settings.
Nicholas G. Dannemiller +6 more
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Microbiome differences between wild and aquarium whitespotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) [PDF]
Animal Microbiome, 2022 Background Animal-associated microbiomes can be influenced by both host and environmental factors. Comparing wild animals to those in zoos or aquariums can help disentangle the effects of host versus environmental factors, while also testing whether ...
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Case report: Management and long-term ophthalmic sequelae of monogenean ocular infestation in cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceMonogenean ectoparasitic flatworm infestations, particularly in closely confined populations, can result in severe epizootic disease that is often devastating and occasionally fatal.
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Acta Veterinaria Eurasia, 2023 The vulnerability of cownose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) to anthropogenic pressures, such as overfishing and habitat degradation, necessitates urgent and comprehensive conservation efforts to ensure the species’ survival and maintain the marine ecosystem ...
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