Conducting Behavioural Research in the Zoo: A Guide to Ten Important Methods, Concepts and Theories
Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2021 Behavioural research in zoos is commonplace and is used in the diagnosis and treatment of potential husbandry and management challenges. Robust methods that allow valid data collection and analysis constitute an evidence-based approach to animal care ...
P. Rose, L. Riley
semanticscholar +1 more source
Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) has been decoded by next-generation sequencing and genome assembly. The assembled mitogenome, consisting of 16,679 bp, has unique 14 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22
Rong Hua +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Northerly-Outlying Records of Two Species of Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 (Excerpt) The Grand Traverse Region of Lower Michigan is of special interest zoo- geographically in that it includes the northernmost known localities for various species of organisms characteristic of the Carolinian Biotic Province (Douglass 1977, 1983;
Douglass, John F
core +2 more sources
Development of a Zoo Walk Navigation System using the Positional Measurement Technology and the Wireless Communication Technology [PDF]
Journal of Internet Services and Information Security, 2016 In this article, we propose and evaluate a Zoo Walk Navigation System consistings of the Animal Contents Registering and Editing Web Management System and the Animal Contents Browsing and Acquiring Smartphone Application.
Tomoyuki Ishida +5 more
doaj
Value Ranges and Clinical Comparisons of Serum DHEA-S, IL-6, and TNF-α in Western Lowland Gorillas
Animals, 2022 Physiological data can provide valuable information about the health and welfare of animals. Unfortunately, few validated assays and a lack of information on species-typical levels of circulating biomarkers for wildlife make the measurement ...
Ashley N. Edes +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Tuberculosis (TB) affects humans and other animals, and it is caused by bacteria within the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). In this study, we report the characterisation of Mycobacterium pinnipedii that caused a TB case in a sea lion (Otaria ...
Patricia Alba +13 more
doaj +1 more source
Galaxy Zoo: morphologies derived from visual inspection of galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey [PDF]
, 2008 In order to understand the formation and subsequent evolution of galaxies one must first distinguish between the two main morphological classes of massive systems: spirals and early-type systems.
C. Lintott +11 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
The zoo plot meets the swampland: mutual (in)consistency of single-field inflation, string conjectures, and cosmological data [PDF]
Classical and quantum gravity, 2018 We consider single-field inflation in light of string-motivated ‘swampland’ conjectures suggesting that effective scalar field theories with a consistent UV completion must have field excursion , in combination with a sufficiently steep potential, . Here,
W. Kinney, S. Vagnozzi, L. Visinelli
semanticscholar +1 more source
Experiences of Animal Loss and Grief among Zoo Professionals and Volunteers: A Qualitative Study
AnimalsZoo professionals and volunteers play essential roles in the wellbeing and conservation of a diverse array of animal species. Despite the growing body of literature revealing the psychological impacts of pet loss, there remains a dearth of information ...
Jennifer Currin-McCulloch +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Revista Brasileira de Direito Animal, 2002 Abstract We can start with a rough-and-ready definition of zoos: they are public parks which display animals, primarily for the purposes of recreation or education. Although large collections of animals were maintained in antiquity, they were not zoos in this sense.
openaire +2 more sources