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Keeper-animal interactions: differences between the behaviour of zoo animals affect stockmanship
, 2015 Stockmanship is a term used to describe the management of animals with a good stockperson someone who does this in a in a safe, effective, and low-stress manner for both the stock-keeper and animals involved.
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The impact of cognitive testing on the welfare of group housed primates [PDF]
, 2013 Providing cognitive challenges to zoo-housed animals may provide enriching effects and subsequently enhance their welfare. Primates may benefit most from such challenges as they often face complex problems in their natural environment and can be observed
Whitehouse, J +16 more
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, 2004 This paper reports results from a survey of 359 visitors to Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand. The questionnaire comprised items relating to motives for visiting the zoo, and evaluations of attributes, thereby permitting an importance-evaluation approach.
Ryan, Chris, Saward, Jan
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Юг России: экология, развитиеAim. Evaluation of the effectiveness of reintroduction methods of western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) and hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) born and raised in aviaries in the conditions of the West Siberian plain.Birds were released into nature from a
V. A. Shilo +3 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2023 Background North American bat populations have suffered severe declines over the last decade due to the Pseudogymnoascus destructans fungus infection. The skin disease associated with this causative agent, known as white-nose syndrome (WNS), is specific ...
Veronika Seidlova +11 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Oligonucleotide‐based fluorescence in situ hybridization probes were developed in the model citrus species Citrus maxima. These probes were applied to comparative karyotyping across 14 species in the Rutaceae family. This analysis revealed chromosomal evolution in lineages that diverged from Citrus nearly 52 million years ago.
Li He +9 more
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An investigation into some effects of captivity on the behaviour of gorillas and chimpanzees in four British zoos [PDF]
, 1999 This study, conducted at four British zoos over a period of four months, investigated some of the effects of captivity on the typical daily behaviour of 14 adult chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and 9 adult western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla),
Hill, Sonya Petre
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Adult Sex Ratio as a Demographic Feedback Linking Mating Systems, Parental Care, and Evolution
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Breeding systems are some of the most diverse social behavior, and our team is investigation the evolutionary causes of this diversity. This review summarises our research carried out at the University of Bath. We argue that demographic components of wild populations, especially the adult sex ratio, plays a key role driving breeding system variation ...
Tamás Székely, Oscar G. Miranda
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Advancing Energy Materials by In Situ Atomic Scale Methods
Advanced Energy Materials, Volume 15, Issue 11, March 18, 2025.Progress in in situ atomic scale methods leads to an improved understanding of new and advanced energy materials, where a local understanding of complex, inhomogeneous systems or interfaces down to the atomic scale and quantum level is required. Topics from photovoltaics, dissipation losses, phase transitions, and chemical energy conversion are ...
Christian Jooss +21 more
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Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine, 2016 Tuberculosis (TB) in zoo animals is an important public health problem in places where it occurs. This is even very important in countries where there is little public health awareness about the disease; thus confined animals in the zoo can be infected ...
Aina Adeogun +6 more
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