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1. 16S rRNA-Based metagenomic analysis of microbial communities associated with wild Labroides dimidiatus from Karah Island, Terengganu, Malaysia

Author:
Ashyikin Noor Ahmad Nurul; Danish-Daniel Muhammad; Victor Tosin Okomoda; Ariffin Asma Bt. Nur
Source:
Biotechnology reports 2019 v.21 pp. e00303
ISSN:
2215-017X
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Bacteroidetes; DNA; Firmicutes; Fusobacteria; Labroides dimidiatus; Proteobacteria; bacterial communities; biotechnology; captive animals; corals; metagenomics; microorganisms; mucus; ornamental fish; stomach; Malaysia
Abstract:
... This study was designed to evaluate the bacterial composition of the Labroides dimidiatus and its surrounding water. Fish and carriage water samples were obtained from corals of the Karah Island in Terengganu Malaysia. DNA was extracted and the bacteria communities on the skin mucus and stomach as well as water sample were classified (to family level) using the 16S rRNA-based metagenomics analysis ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.btre.2019.e00303
PubMed:
30671359
PubMed Central:
PMC6328009

2. 73 Artificial incubation of resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno) eggs

Author:
J. R. Martínez Guzmán; M. Palma-Irizarry; M. E. Kjelland; J. A. Quintana López; S. Romo; J. Estudillo Guerra
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2019 v.31 no.1 pp. 162
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
Pharomachrus mocinno; adulthood; assisted reproductive technologies; aviaries; bananas; blueberries; captive animals; diet; eggs; embryonic mortality; fecundity; females; fledglings; fruits; hatching; mice; nests; progeny; pups; relative humidity; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... The scientific literature lacks information regarding the incubation conditions and hatching success of the resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno). Jesús Estudillo López, founder of the El Nido aviary, was the first to succeed with quetzal reproduction in captivity. Quetzals do not typically reproduce in captivity and the aim of this study was to increase fecundity through artificial i ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv31n1Ab73

3. 97 Ovulation induction in anovulatory southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)

Author:
P. Pennington; J. Capiro; K. Marshall; R. Felton; B. Durrant
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2019 v.31 no.1 pp. 174-175
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
Ceratotherium simum ssp. simum; agonists; anovulation; breeding; captive animals; corpus luteum; data analysis; females; genetic variation; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; intramuscular injection; ovarian follicles; pregnancy; progesterone
Abstract:
... The extant Rhinocerotidae family is experiencing threats in the wild, making captive populations important genetic reservoirs for species survival. Because each species faces distinct challenges in captivity, populations are not self-sustaining. Therefore, assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as AI will be necessary to maintain or increase captive genetic variation. Captive-born female wh ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv31n1Ab97

4. A case for genetic parentage assignment in captive group housing

Author:
Katherine A. Farquharson; Carolyn J. Hogg; Catherine E. Grueber
Source:
Conservation genetics 2019 v.20 no.5 pp. 1187-1193
ISSN:
1566-0621
Subject:
Sarcophilus harrisii; adults; breeding; captive animals; computer software; cost effectiveness; data collection; effective population size; genetic variation; group housing; parentage; parents; pedigree; progeny; reproductive success; single nucleotide polymorphism; social behavior; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Captive animals are commonly housed in groups to make efficient use of limited resources and allow for natural social behaviour. Captive management relies on accurate pedigrees to estimate various population genetic parameters, such as genetic contributions of breeders, but pedigrees of group-housed offspring can be uncertain. Pedigree analysis software incorporates genetic information from multip ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10592-019-01198-w

5. A review of zoo‐based cognitive research using touchscreen interfaces

Author:
Crystal L. Egelkamp; Stephen R. Ross
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.2 pp. 220-235
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
captive animals; cognition; zoos
Abstract:
... In the past few decades, there has been an increase in the number of zoo‐based touchscreen studies of animal cognition around the world. Such studies have contributed to the field of comparative cognition despite the fact research has only been performed at a relatively small number of institutions and with a narrow range of species. Nonetheless, zoo‐based touchscreen studies are increasingly reco ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21458

6. Acoustic characterization of feeding activity of Litopenaeus vannamei in captivity

Author:
José Filipe Silva; Santiago Hamilton; João Victor Rocha; Alfredo Borie; Paulo Travassos; Roberta Soares; Silvio Peixoto
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.501 pp. 76-81
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Litopenaeus vannamei; acoustics; captive animals; energy; food intake; pelleted feeds; pellets; shredding
Abstract:
... The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acoustic activity of Litopenaeus vannamei of different size classes during feeding in captivity, as well as describe the sound generation mechanism and main associated acoustic variables. The structure responsible for sound emission was identified based on simultaneous audio and video recordings during the consumption of feed pellets. Eighteen anima ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.11.013

7. Activity budget and spatial distribution of Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) in open versus closed exhibit designs

Author:
Julie Beaudin‐Judd; Robert B. Weladji; Louis Lazure; Patrick Paré
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.3 pp. 258-265
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Macropus rufogriseus; animal behavior; captive animals; habituation; locomotion; zoos
Abstract:
... Although many studies investigating the impacts of zoo exhibit designs on captive animals exist, none have been performed on how they influence the behavior and welfare of captive Bennett's wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus). Here, we assess the impact of exhibit design on the activity budget and spatial distribution of Bennett's wallabies. We compared animal behavior in two open exhibits (i.e. phys ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21486

8. Affiliation and disease risk: social networks mediate gut microbial transmission among rhesus macaques

Author:
Krishna N. Balasubramaniam; Brianne A. Beisner; Josephine A. Hubbard; Jessica J. Vandeleest; Edward R. Atwill; Brenda McCowan
Source:
Animal behaviour 2019 v.151 pp. 131-143
ISSN:
0003-3472
Subject:
Escherichia coli; Macaca mulatta; adults; animal behavior; captive animals; data collection; digestive system; disease control; disease transmission; females; gastrointestinal parasites; intestinal microorganisms; males; pathogens; phylogeny; prediction; risk; social networks
Abstract:
... In social animals, affiliative behaviours bring many benefits, but also costs such as disease risk. The ways in which affiliation may affect the risk of infectious agent transmission remain unclear. Moreover, studies linking variation in affiliative interactions to infectious agent incidence/diversity have speculated that disease transmission may have occurred, rather than revealing that transmiss ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.03.009

9. Age at sexual maturity, first parturition and reproductive senescence in wild lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca): Implications for harvest sustainability

Author:
Hani Rocha El Bizri; John E. Fa; João Valsecchi; Richard Bodmer; Pedro Mayor
Source:
Animal reproduction science 2019 v.205 pp. 105-114
ISSN:
0378-4320
Subject:
animal ovaries; captive animals; female genitalia; females; habitats; harvesting; humans; parturition; pregnancy; probability; puberty; wild animals
Abstract:
... Generation length (GL) of a mammal, calculated through the age at sexual maturity, first reproduction and reproductive senescence can be used to assess the capacity of a population of a species to withstand differing amounts of hunting pressure by humans without depletion of animal numbers. Due to the lack of reproductive data for wild mammals, the GL is often difficult to determine for most speci ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.04.009

10. Aggression and Mating Behavior in Wild and Captive Populations of the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus

Author:
Rachel Olzer; Nicola Deak; Xinci Tan; Justa L. Heinen-Kay; Marlene Zuk
Source:
Journal of insect behavior 2019 v.32 no.2 pp. 89-98
ISSN:
0892-7553
Subject:
Acheta domesticus; aggression; behavior change; captive animals; divergent evolution; females; insect behavior; insects; males; mating behavior; models; mortality; predators; rearing; risk; social behavior; vertebrates
Abstract:
... Animals in captivity experience drastically different selective pressures than their wild counterparts. This can cause evolutionary divergence in behavior between captive and wild populations. While most research on evolution under captivity has focused on vertebrates, we expect similar behavioral changes in insects that live and breed in commercial facilities. Using the common house cricket, Ache ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10905-019-09715-y

11. An Assessment of Welfare Conditions in Wildlife Markets across Morocco

Author:
Daniel Bergin; Vincent Nijman
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 279-288
ISSN:
1532-7604
Subject:
animal welfare; captive animals; cities; compliance; distress; farmed animal species; heat; hunger; laws and regulations; markets; thirst; trade; wild animals; wildlife; Morocco
Abstract:
... The welfare of wild-caught animals in markets has generally been overlooked by both wildlife trade and welfare studies, despite the potential negative impacts on the animals. Morocco is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health and has proposed draft legislation prohibiting mistreatment or abuse of animals in captivity. There is still, however, a bustling wild animal trade, and vendor c ...
DOI:
10.1080/10888705.2018.1492408

12. An overview of the reproductive cycle of cultured specimens of a potential candidate for Mediterranean aquaculture, Umbrina cirrosa

Author:
Elena Chaves-Pozo; Emilia Abellán; Pilar Baixauli; Marta Arizcun
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.505 pp. 137-149
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Umbrina cirrosa; antibacterial properties; aquaculture; blood serum; captive animals; disease transmission; eggs; estradiol; females; financial economics; fish; males; oocytes; pathogens; prices; progesterone; proteinases; spawning; spermatogenesis; testes; testosterone; vitellogenesis; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... The shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa), belonging to the Sciaenidae family of fish (Nelson et al., 2016) has attracted attention as it is an excellent diversification species in Mediterranean aquaculture to combat the low prices of the most cultured species due to the appearance of new producing countries in the Mediterranean area. In this manuscript we describe for the first time the reproductive cycle o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.039

13. Analyses of predation behavior of the desert shrew Notiosorex crawfordi

Author:
Issac Camargo; Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda
Source:
Mammalia 2019 v.83 no.3 pp. 276-280
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Notiosorex crawfordi; Scorpiones; Soricomorpha; arthropods; captive animals; foraging; habitats; lizards; locomotion; natural history; posture; predation; saliva; semiarid zones; shrews; toxins; Mexico
Abstract:
... The desert shrew Notiosorex crawfordi is the smallest mammal in the arid and semiarid areas of North America. It displays ecological adaptations that allow it to colonize environments inhospitable for other species in the Order Soricomorpha. Little is known about the natural history of this species; hence, this work reports the characteristics of foraging behavior, prey items, prey size and bite e ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2018-0008

14. Animal Welfare in Nepal

Author:
Krishna Prasad Acharya; Narayan Acharya; R. Trevor Wilson
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2019 v.22 no.4 pp. 342-356
ISSN:
1532-7604
Subject:
Elephantidae; agroecological zones; animal welfare; captive animals; cows; dogs; laboratory animals; laws and regulations; slaughter; veterinary services; Nepal
Abstract:
... The small densely populated country of Nepal rises from just above sea level to more than 8800 m and encompasses many agro-ecological zones. Rich in both nature and culture, livestock are integral to household and national economies. Most Nepalese consider the cow sacred, and slaughter is forbidden. Other nonhuman animals are less esteemed, slaughter is not proscribed, and many are sacrificed duri ...
DOI:
10.1080/10888705.2018.1519437

15. Animal welfare complementing or conflicting with other sustainability issues

Author:
Donald M. Broom
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
animal behavior; animal welfare; beef cattle; beef production; biodiversity; breeding; captive animals; carbon dioxide; conservation areas; decision making; dogs; endangered species; environmental impact; feedlots; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; life cycle assessment; malnutrition; pets; pollutants; pollution; shrubs; silvopastoral systems; sustainable agriculture; trees; water utilization; wild animals
Abstract:
... Systems for the production of food, or other products for human use, should be sustainable. This means that the system should be acceptable now and its expected future effects should be acceptable, in particular in relation to resource availability, consequences of functioning and morality of action. However, there are many components of sustainability. People who consider only one aspect may not ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2019.06.010

16. Apparent lack of efficacy of toltrazuril against Eimeria species affecting brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) at a captive rearing facility

Author:
HS Taylor; KJ Morgan; WE Pomroy; K McInnes
Source:
New Zealand veterinary journal 2019 v.67 no.2 pp. 101-104
ISSN:
1176-0710
Subject:
Apteryx; Eimeria; birds; captive animals; coccidiosis; environmental management; feces; juveniles; monitoring; oocysts; rearing; toltrazuril; New Zealand
Abstract:
... AIM: To assess the efficacy of toltrazuril against the Eimeria spp. affecting brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). METHODS: Droppings were collected from three brown kiwi, aged <6 months old, at a captive rearing facility in the North Island of New Zealand, between 22 February and 20 April 2017, on 14 sampling dates. Only droppings (n=30) that were excreted between 03:00 and 07:00, as determined using v ...
DOI:
10.1080/00480169.2018.1541425

17. Assessment and preservation of liquid and frozen-thawed Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) spermatozoa obtained by transrectal ultrasonic-guided massage of the accessory sex glands and electroejaculation

Author:
Joaquín Gadea; Adolfo Toledano-Díaz; Sergio Navarro-Serna; María Jiménez-Movilla; Pilar Soriano; Carmen Matás; Julián Santiago-Moreno
Source:
Animal reproduction science 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0378-4320
Subject:
accessory sex glands; acrosome; assisted reproductive technologies; captive animals; cooling; cortisol; cryopreservation; estradiol; flow cytometry; follicle-stimulating hormone; freeze-thaw cycles; liquids; males; massage; monkeys; morphometry; prostate-specific antigen; refrigeration; semen; testes; testosterone; transmission electron microscopy; ultrasonics; ultrasonography; viability; zoos
Abstract:
... The Black Crested Mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) is an African monkey listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN and in captivity the population is limited to 34 males. The aim of this study was to evaluate two Black Crested Mangabey males, maintained in captivity in a zoological garden and suspected of infertility, with a complete examination of their genital tract using ultrasonography, followed by ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106176

18. Banding cytogenetics of the vulnerable species Houbara bustard (Otidiformes) and comparative analysis with the Domestic fowl

Author:
Leila Mahiddine-Aoudjit; Ouahida Boucekkine; Kafia Ladjali-Mohammedi
Source:
Comparative cytogenetics 2019 v.13 no.1 pp. 1-17
ISSN:
1993-078X
Subject:
Chlamydotis undulata; captive animals; chickens; chromosome number; diploidy; fibroblasts; karyotyping; natural resources conservation; trees; vulnerable species; Northern Africa
Abstract:
... The Houbara bustard Chlamydotis undulata (Jacquin, 1784) is an emblematic and endangered bird of steppes and desert spaces of North Africa. This species belonging to Otidiformes is recognized as vulnerable by the International Union for Nature Conservation. The critical situation of this species and the revision of its classification on the tree of birds encouraged the authors to start accumulatin ...
DOI:
10.3897/CompCytogen.v13i1.30660

19. Behavioral and endocrine correlates of dominance in captive female Jackson's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus)

Author:
Kelly S. Spratt; Jeffrey S. Spratt; Joan E. Bauman; Charles Ray Chandler
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.2 pp. 157-166
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Alcelaphus; adrenal cortex hormones; aggression; antelopes; captive animals; death; females; head; herds; knees; risk; social dominance; Georgia
Abstract:
... For species that form dominance hierarchies, such as group‐living ungulates, aggressive interactions can pose a challenge to successful captive management. For example, Jackson's hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), a rare antelope of east Africa, can be difficult to maintain in captivity because aggression within female dominance hierarchies can lead to injury and death. We quantified behavioral a ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21462

20. Behavioral patterns of two fiddler crab species Uca rapax and Uca tangeri in a seminatural mangrove system

Author:
Robbert A. F. van Himbeeck; Willeke Huizinga; Ivo Roessink; Edwin T. H. M. Peeters
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.4 pp. 343-354
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Uca; animal behavior; captive animals; copulation; crabs; ecosystems; exhibitions; humans; zoos; Netherlands
Abstract:
... Zoos increasingly transform their exhibitions from traditional one‐species enclosures to more natural exhibits, that is, environments that capture part of an ecosystem including a selection of animals and plants that occur there. Thus, enhancing the experience of its human visitors while also allowing its residents to possibly show more natural behavior. In 2017 Royal Burger's Zoo (Arnhem, The Net ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21488
PubMed:
31056807
PubMed Central:
PMC6850441

21. Behavioural syndromes in stereotypic striped mice

Author:
Sarah Silber; Sneha Joshi; Neville Pillay
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2019 v.212 pp. 74-81
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
aggression; animal behavior; cages; captive animals; mice; motivation; personality; phenotype; social behavior
Abstract:
... Stereotypical behaviours (SBs) are abnormal, repetitive behaviours often observed in captivity. SBs are linked to impoverished captive conditions, and stereotypic individuals show a particular set of behaviours (e.g. bolder personality, greater activity) indicating proactive coping. Yet, we do not know whether SB is part of a behavioural syndrome, showing consistent individual variation in functio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2019.01.009

22. Better antlers when surrounded by females? The social context influence antler mineralization in pampas deer (Ozotozeros bezoarticus)

Author:
Francisco Ceacero; Matías Villagrán; Pablo Gambín-Pozo; Andrés J. García; Jamil Cappelli; Rodolfo Ungerfeld
Source:
Ethology, ecology & evolution 2019 v.31 no.4 pp. 358-368
ISSN:
1828-7131
Subject:
Ozotoceros bezoarticus; antlers; calcium; captive animals; deer; females; hormone secretion; lithium; males; mineralization; minerals; nutrition; strontium; testosterone
Abstract:
... Antler growth is a costly yearly process supplied by daily nutrition and body reserves. Conditions for antler growth are rarely optimal. Thus, certain decrease in antler quality due to depletion of resources, known as physiological exhaustion, is frequently observed along the main beam. Testosterone promotes the mineralization in the last phase of antler growth, and its concentration change in mal ...
DOI:
10.1080/03949370.2019.1620340

23. Breeding profiles at the periparturient stage in captive red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) mating naturally or subjected to artificial insemination in Japan

Author:
Minoru Yatu; Mitsuhiro Sato; Jin Kobayashi; Toshihiro Ichijyo; Hiroshi Satoh; Toshinori Oikawa; Shigeru Sato
Source:
Journal of Veterinary Research 2019 v.63 no.2 pp. 299-302
ISSN:
2450-8608
Subject:
Vulpes vulpes; artificial insemination; breeding season; captive animals; cattle; conception; copulation; freeze-thaw cycles; males; natural mating; pregnancy; semen; semen extenders; Japan
Abstract:
... Introduction: Breeding profiles at the periparturient stage in red foxes which mated naturally or were subjected to artificial insemination were retrospectively surveyed using 130 vixens during their reproductive seasons of 2012–2017 in Japan. Material and Methods: Natural mating vixens were encouraged a maximum of three times with the same male, while artificial insemination was conducted using f ...
DOI:
10.2478/jvetres-2019-0031
PubMed:
31276071
PubMed Central:
PMC6598178

24. Can juvenile Baltic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) smell the enemy?

Author:
Maria Cámara Ruiz; Carlos Espírito Santo; Alfons Mai; Jӧrn Gessner; Sven Wuertz
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.4 pp. 835-842
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Acipenser oxyrinchus; Sander lucioperca; brain; captive animals; carp; cognition; cortisol; fish culture; foraging; gene expression; glucose; hatcheries; juveniles; lactic acid; mortality; odors; predation; predators; rearing; smell; sturgeon; tanks
Abstract:
... Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus), also known as Baltic sturgeon, is considered extinct in German waters. Fish‐rearing for conservation purposes largely relies on classical hatchery technology focusing on traits like survival and growth in captivity but rarely focusing on subsequent life in the wild, lacking skills such as foraging or anti‐predation behavior. Predation is hence a major fact ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13934

25. Captive-rearing duration may be more important than environmental enrichment for enhancing turtle head-starting success

Author:
Sasha J. Tetzlaff; Jinelle H. Sperry; Bruce A. Kingsbury; Brett A. DeGregorio
Source:
Global ecology and conservation 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
2351-9894
Subject:
Terrapene carolina; body size; captive animals; death; environmental enrichment; mortality; predation; probability; rearing; turtles
Abstract:
... Raising captive animals past critical mortality stages for eventual release (head-starting) is a common conservation tactic. Counterintuitively, post-release survival can be low. Post-release behavior affecting survival could be influenced by captive-rearing duration and housing conditions. Practitioners have adopted environmental enrichment to promote natural behaviors during head-starting such a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00797

26. Challenges associated with the development and transfer of assisted breeding technology in marsupials and monotremes: lessons from the koala, wombat and short-beaked echidna

Author:
Stephen Johnston
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2019 v.31 no.7 pp. 1305-1314
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
Lasiorhinus; Phascolarctos cinereus; Vombatus ursinus; breeding; captive animals; estrous cycle; females; insemination; males; mammals; models; pregnancy; semen; zoos
Abstract:
... This reflective review describes how a research model, which was originally established for the successful AI of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), is currently being developed and extended to the wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons and Vombatus ursinus) and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). The research model centres around the establishment of an AI program and involves: (1) semen collec ...
DOI:
10.1071/RD18113

27. Characterization and comparison of gut microbiomes in nine species of parrots in captivity

Author:
Hongyi Liu; Zhiwei Chen; Ge Gao; Chenghe Sun; Yudong Li; Ying Zhu
Source:
Symbiosis 2019 v.78 no.3 pp. 241-250
ISSN:
0334-5114
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Lactobacillus; Proteobacteria; ancestry; captive animals; digestive system; extinction; herbivores; hosts; intestinal microorganisms; microbiome; parrots; symbiosis
Abstract:
... Gut microbiomes have profound effects on the health of hosts. About 28% of extant parrot species are threatened with extinction. To inform conservation efforts, we characterized and compared the gut microbiomes in nine species of parrots in captivity. The core gut microbiome of parrots was dominated by three bacterial phyla: the Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. This core gut microbi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13199-019-00613-7

28. Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo‐housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Author:
Gabina V. Eguizábal; Rupert Palme; Mariella Superina; Camila J. Asencio; María C. García Capocasa; Juan M. Busso
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.4 pp. 334-342
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Tamandua; abnormal behavior; cameras; captive animals; conservation programs; enzyme immunoassays; feces; females; glucocorticoids; humans; males; metabolites; stress response; temperature; zoo animals; zoos; Argentina
Abstract:
... We characterized behavioral and adrenocortical activities of Tamandua tetradactyla under human care driven by the hypothesis that they vary between males and females. We also assessed the potential association between natural or abnormal behaviors and adrenocortical activity. We kept females and males T. tetradactyla in individual, contiguous enclosures at Córdoba Zoo (Argentina), under natural ph ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21492

29. Characterization of the initial ontogeny of Leiarius marmoratus (GILL, 1870): larvae to juvenile

Author:
Geovanna Carla Zacheo Coelho; Raphael da Silva Costa; Cristiane Bashiyo‐Silva; Fabrício Marçal Silva de Souza; Douglas de Castro Ribeiro; José Augusto Senhorini; Rosicleire Verissimo‐Silveira; Alexandre Ninhaus‐Silveira
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.3 pp. 719-727
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Leiarius marmoratus; captive animals; chromatophores; fins; fish culture; hatching; head; juveniles; larvae; ontogeny; pigmentation; yolk sac; youth; Brazil
Abstract:
... Aiming to provide data on the biology of Leiarius marmoratus, which will aid in its production in captivity, as well as in studies for its preservation in the environment, this work had as objectives: analyze and describe main morphological alterations during larval ontogeny of the species. We analyzed 205 individuals, obtained by induced reproduction (Colpani Pisciculture) and kept in CEPTA/ICMBI ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13830

30. Clinical diseases in pet black‐tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus): a retrospective study in 206 animals

Author:
I. Thas; R. A. Wagner; O. Thas
Source:
journal of small animal practice 2019 v.60 no.3 pp. 153-160
ISSN:
0022-4510
Subject:
Cynomys ludovicianus; captive animals; diarrhea; dog diseases; gastrointestinal system; hypothermia; medical records; obesity; pets; retrospective studies; rhinitis; veterinary clinics
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVES: To describe the health disorders seen in captivity in 206 pet prairie dogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review of medical records of pet prairie dogs that were presented to a veterinary clinic in the period January 2002 to December 2011. RESULTS: The most frequent diseases were respiratory (28.2%), dental (25.2%), integumentary (22.3%) and digestive (19.4%). The most common clinical disorde ...
DOI:
10.1111/jsap.12974

31. Coinfection with koala retrovirus subtypes A and B and its impact on captive koalas in Japanese zoos

Author:
Md Abul Hashem; Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh; Osamu Yamato; Fumie Maetani; Taiki Eiei; Kyoya Mochizuki; Hiroko Sakurai; Ayaka Ito; Hiroki Kannno; Tatsuya Kasahara; Yusuke Amano; Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara
Source:
Archives of virology 2019 v.164 no.11 pp. 2735-2745
ISSN:
0304-8608
Subject:
DNA; RNA; Retroviridae; Tupaia; captive animals; longitudinal studies; mixed infection; models; progeny; proviruses; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; virology
Abstract:
... Koala retrovirus (KoRV) is unique among endogenous retroviruses because its endogenization is still active. Two major KoRV subtypes, KoRV-A and B, have been described, and KoRV-B is associated with disease and poses a health threat to koalas. Here, we investigated the co-prevalence of KoRV-A and KoRV-B, detected by type-specific PCR and sequencing, and their impact on the health of koalas in three ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00705-019-04392-w

32. Comparative study on the rhythmic changes in haematological parameters between captive and free ranging wild sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)

Author:
Attur Shanmugam Arun; Prasad Mishra Sidharth; Veettiparambil Pandarathil Rashamol; Veerasamy Sejian; Raghavendra Bhatta
Source:
Biological rhythm research 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 805-822
ISSN:
1744-4179
Subject:
Melursus ursinus; adults; biological rhythms; blood sampling; captive animals; comparative study; disease diagnosis; erythrocytes; females; habitats; hematologic tests; hemoglobin; males; monocytes; wild animals
Abstract:
... A study was conducted to assess the rhythmic changes in the haematological variables between captive and free ranging wild Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus). The animals were distributed into two groups, Group I (Captive Sloth bear; n = 15) and Group II (Free ranging wild sloth bear; n = 15). The blood samples were collected from 30 Sloth bears. In wild condition, the mean (±SD) of WBC and monocytes d ...
DOI:
10.1080/09291016.2018.1498231

33. Comparison of European eel sperm cryopreservation protocols with standardization as a target

Author:
J.G. Herranz-Jusdado; V. Gallego; M. Morini; C. Rozenfeld; L. Pérez; E. Kása; T. Kollár; A. Depincé; C. Labbé; Á. Horváth; J.F. Asturiano
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.498 pp. 539-544
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Anguilla anguilla; DNA; DNA methylation; captive animals; cryopreservation; cryoprotectants; dimethyl sulfoxide; epigenetics; flow cytometry; freeze-thaw cycles; methanol; progeny; protocols; sperm motility; spermatozoa; viability; Hungary; Spain
Abstract:
... The critical situation of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) has urged the development of sperm cryopreservation protocols for reproduction in captivity and cryobanking. In the last years, two research groups have developed their own protocols in Spain and Hungary with positive results, but difficult to compare.Here, a series of experiments were conducted to test the quality of thawed sperm afte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.006

34. Comparison of isoflurane gas versus a guaifenesin, ketamine, and medetomidine constant-rate infusion for maintenance anesthesia in american black bears (ursus americanus)

Author:
Jessica L. Siegal-Willott; Kendra L. Bauer; Lee-Ann C. Hayek; Nicole M. Luensman; Tangara N. Cross; Jaime L. Sajecki; David L. McRuer
Source:
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 570-578
ISSN:
1937-2825
Subject:
Ursus americanus; acidosis; ataxia (disorder); blood gases; blood pressure; body temperature; captive animals; carbon dioxide; cross-over studies; depth of anesthesia; feet; guaifenesin; heart rate; hemoglobin; hypertension; intravenous injection; isoflurane; ketamine; medetomidine; oxygen; respiratory rate
Abstract:
... Published anesthetic protocols for captive and free-ranging bears are limited to injectable inductions with maintenance via inhalants or additional injectable boluses. Though common in other species, intravenous (IV) continuous-rate infusions (CRI) using guaifenesin combinations have not been evaluated in ursids. This study evaluated the use of a CRI compared to an inhalant for maintenance anesthe ...
DOI:
10.1638/2018-0124

35. Complexities of Using Wild versus Captive Activity Budget Comparisons for Assessing Captive Primate Welfare

Author:
Christian P. Howell; Susan M. Cheyne
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 78-96
ISSN:
1532-7604
Subject:
Primates; animal welfare; captive animals; environmental factors; motivation; social factors
Abstract:
... Activity budget comparisons between groups or individuals in the wild and those in captivity are commonly used to determine the range of wild-type behaviors that nonhuman animals in captivity perform. These comparisons are conducted with the view that individuals displaying a greater range of wild-type behaviors have enhanced welfare. Such comparisons have a greater appeal when it comes to primate ...
DOI:
10.1080/10888705.2018.1500286

36. Conjunctival bacterial flora and antimicrobial susceptibility of captive and free‐living sea turtles in Brazil

Author:
Vinícius Cardoso‐Brito; Ana Cláudia S. Raposo; Thaís T. Pires; Melissa H. Pinna; Arianne P. Oriá
Source:
Veterinary ophthalmology 2019 v.22 no.3 pp. 246-255
ISSN:
1463-5216
Subject:
Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Eretmochelys imbricata; Gram-positive bacteria; Lepidochelys olivacea; Staphylococcus; adults; aerobes; antibiotic resistance; bacterial growth; captive animals; chloramphenicol; ciprofloxacin; eyes; gentamicin; humans; juveniles; neomycin; ophthalmology; oxacillin; polymyxin B; sea turtles; tobramycin; yeasts; Brazil
Abstract:
... PURPOSE: To describe the aerobic conjunctival bacterial flora of 3 especies of free‐living and under human care sea turtles and determine its antimicrobial susceptibility in vitro. METHOD: Thirty‐six sea turtles (72 eyes), juveniles and adults, 7 free‐living Chelonia mydas and 8 Chelonia mydas, 4 Caretta caretta, 11 Eretmochelys imbricata, and 6 Lepidochelys olivacea under human care, were evaluat ...
DOI:
10.1111/vop.12584

37. Daily rhythms in the reproductive axis of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Plasma steroids and gene expression in brain, pituitary, gonad and egg

Author:
Gonzalo de Alba; Natália Michele Nonato Mourad; Juan Fernando Paredes; Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez; José Fernando López-Olmeda
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.507 pp. 313-321
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; acclimation; aquaculture; blood; brain; breeding; captive animals; eggs; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; estradiol; females; fish; gene expression; genes; gonads; males; photoperiod; progeny; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; spawning; steroids; tanks; testosterone
Abstract:
... Control of reproduction is one of the key issues to extend tilapia aquaculture. In most fish species, reproduction is a rhythmic process which ensures that reproduction timing matches the most favorable environmental conditions to maximize the survival of offspring. Although the existence of daily spawning rhythms has been reported for a number of fish species, the daily rhythms in neuroendocrine ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.04.047

38. Data quality and the comparative method: the case of pregnancy failure in rodents

Author:
Rachel H. Stokes; Aaron A. Sandel
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2019 v.100 no.5 pp. 1436-1446
ISSN:
0022-2372
Subject:
captive animals; data quality; females; information sources; males; pregnancy; progeny; rodents; sires
Abstract:
... In mammalian species where infanticide by males is likely, females exhibit counterstrategies to prevent or mitigate the costs of infanticide. One putative mitigation strategy is the “Bruce effect,” in which pregnant or inseminated females exposed to an unfamiliar male experience pregnancy block or failure. Females then mate with the new male, thus shifting investment from a “doomed” pregnancy to a ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyz096

39. Dataset on body weight, carapace width increment and growth band count of mud crabs, Scylla olivacea

Author:
Mhd Ikhwanuddin; Adnan Amin-Safwan; Nurul Hasyima-Ismail; Mohamad N. Azra
Source:
Data in Brief 2019 v.26 pp. 104477
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
Scylla olivacea; autotomy; body weight; captive animals; coastal water; coasts; crabs; data collection; issues and policy; molting; regression analysis; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The present paper contains two datasets; i) the growth band count (GBC) of mud crab, Scylla olivacea collected from Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu coastal water, East coast of Peninsular Malaysia and ii) the increment sizes of body weight (BW) and carapace width (CW) of immature S. olivace after molting. The datasets presented here were associated with the research articles entitled i) “Study on carap ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2019.104477

40. Description and comparison of Philippine hornbill (Bucerotidae) vocalizations

Author:
Shari Limbo Guerra; Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez; Emmanuel Francisco Rafael
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2019 v.7 pp. e31723
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
Buceros; Penelopides; Philippines; Rhyticeros; allopatry; bioacoustics; biodiversity; captive animals; standard deviation; vocalization
Abstract:
... The role of vocalisation for the Philippine hornbills' ecology and speciation and their implication in understanding speciation is not well understood. We described and compared recorded calls of seven hornbill taxa in captivity namely Mindanao Wrinkled hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus), Rufous-headed hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni), Luzon Rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax hydrocorax), ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.7.e31723

41. Detecting fluoxetine and norfluoxetine in wild bird tissues and feathers

Author:
Sophia E. Whitlock; M. Glória Pereira; Julie Lane; Darren Sleep; Richard F. Shore; Kathryn E. Arnold
Source:
Environment international 2019 v.126 pp. 193-201
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
Sturnus vulgaris; body weight; brain; captive animals; drugs; feathers; humans; kidneys; liver; lungs; risk; tail; tissues; wild birds; wildlife
Abstract:
... The contamination of the environment with human pharmaceuticals is widespread and demand for such products is mounting globally. Wild vertebrates may be at particular risk from any effects from pharmaceuticals, because of the evolutionary conservation of drug targets. However, exposure of wildlife to pharmaceuticals is poorly characterised, partly due to challenges associated with detecting rapidl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.083

42. Digestive anatomy, physiology, resting metabolism and methane production of captive maras (Dolichotis patagonum)

Author:
Marcus Clauss; Katharina B. Hagen; Samuel Frei; Sylvia Ortmann; Arne Lawrenz; Robert Głogowski; Julia Fritz; Edmund Flach; Michael Kreuzer
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2019 v.235 pp. 82-89
ISSN:
1095-6433
Subject:
alfalfa; captive animals; carbon dioxide; cecum; digesta; digestibility; digestive physiology; digestive tract; dry matter intake; food intake; greenhouse gas emissions; horse feeding; metabolism; methane; methane production; neutral detergent fiber; organic matter; oxygen; particle size; respiratory quotient; resting metabolic rate; rodents; ruminants; solutes
Abstract:
... The digestive physiology of maras (Dolichotis patagonum) has not been investigated in detail. Maras have a particular limb anatomy facilitating a unique cursoriality among rodents. This may also have led to additional adaptations such as a reduced volume of the gastrointestinal tract. We performed macroanatomical measurements of, and determined mean particle size along, the digestive tract of 10 s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.05.023

43. Dilemmas for Natural Living Concepts of Zoo Animal Welfare

Author:
Mark James Learmonth
Source:
Animals 2019 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Anthropocene epoch; aesthetics; animal welfare; captive animals; epigenetics; ethics; habitats; human-animal relations; humans; wild animals; zoo animals; zoos
Abstract:
... This ethical discourse specifically deals with dilemmas encountered within zoological institutions, namely for the concept of natural living, and a new term—wilding. It is agreed by some that zoos are not ethically wrong in principle, but there are currently some contradictions and ethical concerns for zoos in practice. Natural living is a complicated concept, facing multiple criticisms. Not ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani9060318
PubMed:
31195690
PubMed Central:
PMC6616422

44. Discovery of an acoustically locating parasitoid with a potential role in divergence of song types among sympatric populations of the bush cricket Mecopodaelongata

Author:
Rochishnu Dutta; Manjunatha Reddy; Tom Tregenza
Source:
Journal of orthoptera research 2019 v.28 no.2 pp. 181-186
ISSN:
1937-2426
Subject:
Tettigoniidae; acoustics; captive animals; evolution; hearing; intraspecific variation; parasitism; parasitoids; probability; sympatry; India
Abstract:
... The bush cricket Mecopodaelongata provides a striking example of sympatric intraspecific divergence in mating signals. Five completely distinct song types are found in various parapatric and sympatric locations in South India. While there is convincing evidence that population divergence in M.elongata is being maintained as a result of divergence in acoustic signals, cuticular chemical profiles, a ...
DOI:
10.3897/jor.28.34115

45. Distinctive reproductive tactics between sympatric specimens of Astyanax aff. fasciatus in the wild and in captivity

Author:
Gabriela Brambila-Souza; Aline Dal’Olio Gomes; Renato Massaaki Honji; Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf; Renata Guimarães Moreira
Source:
Environmental biology of fishes 2019 v.102 no.9 pp. 1179-1191
ISSN:
0378-1909
Subject:
Astyanax fasciatus; adults; autumn; captive animals; chromosome number; chromosomes; diploidy; estradiol; fecundity; females; gonadosomatic index; oocytes; reproductive performance; resorption; spawning; spring; summer; sympatry; tropical fish; wild animals; winter
Abstract:
... Astyanax fasciatus is a group of neotropical fish with two different diploid chromosome numbers, and in the wild, these individuals are found in sympatry. The annual reproductive cycles of adult females of species with different numbers of chromosomes (G1: 46 chromosomes, low responsiveness to induced spawning; G2: 48 chromosomes, responsive to induced spawning) were investigated in the wild and i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10641-019-00898-z

46. Diurnal pattern of pre-weaning den visits and nursing in breeding pairs of captive dingoes (Canis dingo)

Author:
Robyn Hudson; Heiko G. Rödel; Marise T. Elizalde; Gerard A. Kennedy; Bradley P. Smith
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2019 v.94 pp. 86-91
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
Canidae; aggression; breeding; captive animals; dingoes; diurnal variation; dogs; fathers; females; mothers; pups; temperature; weaning
Abstract:
... The period before pups are weaned represents a key developmental stage for canids that is directly related to the survivability of the pack. Yet our understanding of the role of the parents during this period when pups are confined to a den is rather limited. We sought further insight into this period by observing diurnal patterns of pre-weaning den visits and nursing behaviour in a captive popula ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2018.07.002

47. Does rainbow trout justify its high rank among alien invasive species? Insights from a nationwide survey in Greece

Author:
Nicholas Koutsikos; Leonidas Vardakas; Stamatis Zogaris; Costas Perdikaris; Olga‐Ioanna Kalantzi; Alcibiades N. Economou
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2019 v.29 no.3 pp. 409-423
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; Salmo; abnormal behavior; captive animals; domestication; environmental factors; genetic factors; invasive species; national surveys; outbreeding depression; population structure; risk assessment; trout; Greece
Abstract:
... Rainbow trout is ranked as one of the world's worst alien invasive species; in Europe, however, the extent of established populations remains localized and poorly reported. This study aims to assess rainbow trout establishment in Greece and explores the factors affecting the success or failure of establishment. Fish samples and site‐specific environmental attributes collected during the past 17 ye ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.3025

48. Economic feasibility for producing Imperial Zebra pleco (Hypancistrus zebra) in recirculating aquaculture systems: An alternative for a critically endangered ornamental fish

Author:
Danilo Araujo Soares Pereira; Marcelo Barbosa Henriques
Source:
Aquaculture economics & management 2019 v.23 no.4 pp. 428-448
ISSN:
1551-8663
Subject:
Hypancistrus zebra; administrative management; aquariums; breeding stock; captive animals; economic feasibility; extinction; income; labor; market prices; ornamental fish; paper; profitability; rearing; recirculating aquaculture systems; risk; taxes; world markets; zebras
Abstract:
... The L46 (Hypancistrus zebra) stands out as one of the most valuable Amazonian species in the international market for ornamental fish and faces a notable problem: the risk of extinction versus the demand for new specimens for aquariums. Considering that breeding in captivity can be a conservational tool for aquatic species and an alternative source for generating income, the objective of the prese ...
DOI:
10.1080/13657305.2019.1641574

49. Effect of gluten diet on blood innate immune gene expressions and stool consistency in Spix’s Saddleback Tamarin (Leontocebus fuscicollis) raised in captivity

Author:
Taianara Tocantins Gomes Almeida; Maria Vivina Barros Monteiro; Rafaelle Casseb Guimarães; Alexandre Rosário Casseb; Michael Alan Huffman; Evonnildo Costa Gonçalves; Frederico Ozanan Barros Monteiro; Ednaldo Silva Filho
Source:
Molecular biology reports 2019 v.46 no.4 pp. 3617-3623
ISSN:
0301-4851
Subject:
Primates; Toll-like receptor 5; artificial diets; barley; blood; blood sampling; captive animals; feces; gene expression; genes; gluten; gluten-free diet; gluten-free foods; insects; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rye; toxicity; wheat
Abstract:
... The callitrichids are non-human primates that feed on insects and plant matter in nature, but in captivity, they are fed mostly an artificial diet containing amounts of gluten, in their toxic forms in items such as wheat, barley and rye. The aim of this research was to estimate the blood β-defensin and Toll like receptor 5 (TLR5) gene expressions and to analyze the stool consistency (firm, soft, d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11033-018-04576-8

50. Effect of sex ratio, storage time and temperature on hatching rate, fertility and embryonic mortality in Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar)

Author:
Hassan Habibi; Najmeh Ghahtan; Daniel M. Brooks
Source:
Animal reproduction science 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0378-4320
Subject:
Alectoris chukar; breeding; captive animals; chicks; eggs; embryonic mortality; females; hatching; males; mortality; rearing; sex ratio; storage temperature; storage time
Abstract:
... Chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) are frequently reared in captivity with the aim of producing fertile eggs and chicks. The aims of the present study were to evaluate the effect of male to female sex ratio on hatching rate and fertility and to determine the optimal temperature and time for egg storage and its effect on hatching rate and embryonic mortality in Chukar partridges. Maximum hatching ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.02.009

51. Effect of triiodothyronine (T3) in the larval development of the barber goby Elacatinus figaro

Author:
Renata Maria de Camargo Eugênio; Ricardo Vieira Rodrigues; Luis Alberto Romano; Mônica Yumi Tsuzuki
Source:
Aquaculture research 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 581-587
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Elacatinus; captive animals; endangered species; hatching; histology; larvae; larval development; metamorphosis; resorption; survival rate; trade; triiodothyronine; Brazil
Abstract:
... The barber goby Elacatinus figaro is an endangered fish, endemic to Brazil and very important to the aquarium trade. One of the bottlenecks for its production in captivity is the larviculture, which is characterized by high mortality rates, especially in the first week after hatching, and prior to metamorphosis. The experiment evaluated the effect of triiodothyronine hormone (T₃) on survival, grow ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.13935

52. Effects of hydroelectric turbine noise on the behaviour of Leporinus taeniatus (Characiformes: Anostomidae) in captivity

Author:
Marina H. L. Duarte; Rafael M. C. Melo; Marina D. A. Scarpelli; Thiago M. A. Carvalho; Linilson R. Padovese; Nilo Bazzoli; Elizete Rizzo
Source:
Journal of ethology 2019 v.37 no.1 pp. 59-65
ISSN:
0289-0771
Subject:
Leporinus; bioacoustics; captive animals; energy; fauna; fish; fish behavior; hydroelectric power; noise pollution; power plants; swimming; tanks; turbines; Brazil
Abstract:
... Hydroelectric power plants (HPP) constitute one of the main forms of energy generation in the world, and its operation produces underwater noise through generators and turbines, which can potentially impact the aquatic fauna. Anthropogenic noise is a stressful factor and can affect behaviour, physiology and acoustic communication of many animal species. However, the noise impact produced by HPP on ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10164-018-0568-6

53. Effects of natural ultraviolet radiation on 25-hydroxyvitamin d3 concentrations in female guinea pigs (cavia porcellus)

Author:
Megan K. Watson; Jennifer Flower; Ken Welle; Micah Kohles; Dave Webster; Heather Purdeu; Mark A. Mitchell
Source:
Journal of exotic pet medicine 2019 v.28 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
1557-5063
Subject:
25-hydroxycholecalciferol; adults; blood sampling; captive animals; diet; dogs; domestication; females; guinea pigs; habitats; solar radiation; spring; temperature; ultraviolet radiation; winter
Abstract:
... Vertebrates have 2 methods of acquiring vitamin D: through the diet and/or secondary to exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. Although some species (e.g., dogs) can only acquire vitamin D through their diet, many others also utilize UVB radiation to generate vitamin D. Prior to their extirpation, guinea pigs were naturally exposed to varying levels of sunlight (UVB) in their native habitat; h ...
DOI:
10.1053/j.jepm.2018.05.001

54. Embryonic development of the endangered Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius (Kessler, 1877)

Author:
Babak Najafpour; Salar Dorafshan; Fatemeh Paykan Heyrati; Deborah M. Power
Source:
Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.2 pp. 473-479
ISSN:
0175-8659
Subject:
Salmo trutta; aquaculture; blastoderm; breeding stock; captive animals; early development; economic valuation; embryogenesis; endangered species; eyes; heat sums; larvae
Abstract:
... The Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius is an endangered species of economic value and better knowledge of its biology will contribute to conservation measures. In the present study we characterized its early development to identify critical embryonic stages, by observing embryos and larvae from a broodstock maintained in captivity incubated at 9 ± 1°C. Morphological analysis of landmark sta ...
DOI:
10.1111/jai.13874

55. Endoscopy and Cannulation as Non-Invasive Tools to Identify Sex and Monitor Reproductive Development in Arapaima gigas

Author:
Lucas Simon Torati; Adriana Ferreira Lima; Luciana Nakaghi Ganeco Kirschnik; Hervé Migaud
Source:
Copeia 2019 v.107 no.2 pp. 287-296
ISSN:
0045-8511
Subject:
Arapaima gigas; biopsy; breeding season; breeding stock; captive animals; eggs; endoscopy; estradiol; females; gonads; juveniles; males; monitoring; oocytes; oogenesis; ovarian development; ponds; scanning electron microscopy; spawning
Abstract:
... The lack of tools for sex identification and assessment of gonadal development are hindering our ability to study the reproductive dysfunction of Arapaima gigas in captivity. This study initially aimed to validate a non-surgical endoscopy procedure to identify sex in juveniles and assess stage of ovary development in female broodstock under field operational conditions. Cannulation, assisted throu ...
DOI:
10.1643/OT-18-127

56. Enrichment Increases Aggression in Zebrafish

Author:
Melanie A. Woodward; Lucy A. Winder; Penelope J. Watt
Source:
Fishes 2019 v.4 no.1 pp. 22
ISSN:
2410-3888
Subject:
Danio rerio; aggression; captive animals; environmental enrichment; fish
Abstract:
... Environmental enrichment, or the enhancement of an animal’s surroundings when in captivity to maximise its wellbeing, has been increasingly applied to fish species, particularly those used commercially. Laboratory species could also benefit from enrichment, but it is not always clear what constitutes an enriched environment. The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is used widely in research and is one o ...
DOI:
10.3390/fishes4010022

57. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals

Author:
Lynsey R. Harper; Lori Lawson Handley; Angus I. Carpenter; Muhammad Ghazali; Cristina Di Muri; Callum J. Macgregor; Thomas W. Logan; Alan Law; Thomas Breithaupt; Daniel S. Read; Allan D. McDevitt; Bernd Hänfling
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Vulpes vulpes; aquatic communities; aquatic habitat; badgers; cameras; captive animals; environmental DNA; natural resources conservation; ponds; shorelines; small mammals; spatial variation; surface water; surveys; temporal variation; voles
Abstract:
... Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can identify terrestrial taxa utilising aquatic habitats alongside aquatic communities, but terrestrial species' eDNA dynamics are understudied. We evaluated eDNA metabarcoding for monitoring semi-aquatic and terrestrial mammals, specifically nine species of conservation or management concern, and examined spatiotemporal variation in mammal eDNA signals. We h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108225

58. Estimating the young evolutionary age of marbled crayfish from museum samples

Author:
Günter Vogt
Source:
Journal of natural history 2019 v.53 no.39-40 pp. 2353-2363
ISSN:
1464-5262
Subject:
Procambarus fallax; captive animals; crayfish; females; museums; parthenogenesis; sex ratio; sexual reproduction; standard deviation; trade; triploidy; Florida; Georgia
Abstract:
... The obligately parthenogenetic, all-female marbled crayfish, Procambarus virginalis, is a triploid descendant of the similarly looking, sexually reproducing slough crayfish, Procambarus fallax, native to Florida and southern Georgia. We have earlier hypothesised that marbled crayfish may have originated from P. fallax only some 25 years ago, perhaps in captivity. In order to investigate the young ...
DOI:
10.1080/00222933.2019.1702730

59. European eel sperm storage: Optimization of short-term protocols and cryopreservation of large volumes

Author:
J.G. Herranz-Jusdado; V. Gallego; C. Rozenfeld; M. Morini; L. Pérez; J.F. Asturiano
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.506 pp. 42-50
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Anguilla anguilla; agitation; captive animals; cooling; cryopreservation; cryoprotectants; egg yolk; freezing; liquids; methanol; nitrogen; sperm motility; sperm quality; storage time; straw; temperature
Abstract:
... Maturation in captivity of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) requires long and costly hormonal treatments that often lead to asynchronic maturation between sexes. Therefore, optimization of sperm short-term storage methods and cryopreservation protocols can be a key factor for successful artificial fertilization. Two experiments were carried out to optimize the existing protocols.For the short-term ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.03.019

60. Evaluation of Enrichment for Reptiles in Zoos

Author:
Taylor Eagan
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2019 v.22 no.1 pp. 69-77
ISSN:
1532-7604
Subject:
animal welfare; aquariums; captive animals; environmental enrichment; habitats; information sources; reptiles; zoos
Abstract:
... Studies on environmental enrichment for reptiles are lacking in the scientific literature. Although the literature reflects a limited take on reptile enrichment in the zoological community, it may not be the case in reality as enrichment is generally considered an important aspect of the care of nonhuman animals in captivity. This project investigated the current state of reptile enrichment as it ...
DOI:
10.1080/10888705.2018.1490182

61. Evaluation of optimum temperature for the early larval growth of Japanese eel in captivity [Erratum:Sept. 2019, v.85(5), p.811]

Author:
Mari Kuroki; Akihiro Okamura; Yoshiaki Yamada; Shunsuke Hayasaka; Katsumi Tsukamoto
Source:
Fisheries science 2019 v.85 no.5 pp. 801-809
ISSN:
0919-9268
Subject:
Anguilla japonica; ambient water; captive animals; farmed fish; hatching; larval development; leptocephalus larvae; mortality; otoliths; photoperiod; rearing; water temperature
Abstract:
... Early larval growth of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica reared at five different water temperatures (19, 21, 23, 25, and 27 °C) is described for the first month post-hatching, a critical period of time in the culture of these sensitive larvae. After 3 weeks of culture, larvae reared at 27 °C attained the greatest total length and body height of all temperature treatments. Larvae reared at higher ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12562-019-01317-z

62. Evaluation of physiological stress and nutritional deficiency related to cannibalism in early paralarvae of Patagonian red octopus Enteroctopus megalocyathus

Author:
Viviana Espinoza; Katherina Brokordt; Alex Romero; Ana Farías; Iker Uriarte
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.503 pp. 583-588
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Cephalopoda; biomarkers; cannibalism; captive animals; energy; energy content; food shortages; genes; heat shock proteins; mortality; nutrient deficiencies; nutritional status; protein content; rearing; stocking rate; transcription (genetics); Chile
Abstract:
... Patagonian red octopus Enteroctopus megalocyathus is one of the two octopuses' species of great commercial importance in Chile. At the present time, the life cycle of this species in captivity has been closed at experimental level; however, high mortalities at the early paralarvae stage are a limiting factor for attaining sustainable production. Cannibalism has been identified as one of the main m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.12.087

63. Evaluation of the growth and survival rate of the Caribbean Sea cucumber, Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka, 1867), early juveniles produced in captivity

Author:
Itzel A. Sánchez‐Tapia; Matthew Slater; Miguel A. Olvera‐Novoa
Source:
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 763-773
ISSN:
0893-8849
Subject:
Isostichopus; allometry; aquaculture; body length; body weight; captive animals; hatcheries; juveniles; laboratory experimentation; specific growth rate; survival rate; weight gain; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea
Abstract:
... Isostichopus badionotus is a new commercially important sea cucumber in the Caribbean that has rapidly shown signs of overexploitation. There is no information on the growth and survival rates for wild or hatchery‐produced early juveniles. Hatchery production and determination of juvenile growth rates are essential for future aquaculture efforts for this species. In this study, daily growth rate ( ...
DOI:
10.1111/jwas.12568

64. Evidence for Communal Roost Size Regulation in Heliconius erato Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Author:
Susan D. Finkbeiner
Source:
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 2019 v.73 no.2 pp. 122-128
ISSN:
0024-0966
Subject:
Heliconius erato; antipredatory behavior; butterflies; captive animals; decision making
Abstract:
... Communal roosting behavior in Heliconius passion-vine butterflies has fascinated scientists for centuries. Despite recent research on the complex dynamics involved with this behavior, little work has been done to examine whether butterflies regulate their communal roost sizes and if there is preference to form roosts of a particular size. Here I present results from two studies, that tested 1) whe ...
DOI:
10.18473/lepi.73i2.a6

65. Examining the efficacy of anti-predator training for increasing survival in conservation translocations: a systematic review protocol

Author:
Alison L. Greggor; Catherine J. Price; Debra M. Shier
Source:
Environmental evidence 2019 v.8 no.Supplement 1 pp. 11
ISSN:
2047-2382
Subject:
Geographical Locations; antipredatory behavior; captive animals; cognition; databases; funding; habitats; learning; meta-analysis; metadata; predators; screening; systematic review; wild animals
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: How animals respond to predators can have consequences when they are reintroduced into the wild or translocated to new habitats. Animals raised in captivity often lack adequate experience with predators, and wild animals can be ill-equipped to respond to invasive predators. When these animals are released or translocated for conservation purposes, their naivety can jeopardize their sur ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13750-019-0154-6

66. Experimental characterization of the complete life cycle of Haemoproteus columbae, with a description of a natural host-parasite system used to study this infection

Author:
Axl S. Cepeda; Ingrid A. Lotta-Arévalo; David F. Pinto-Osorio; Jhon Macías-Zacipa; Gediminas Valkiūnas; Paola Barato; Nubia E. Matta
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2019 v.49 no.12 pp. 975-984
ISSN:
0020-7519
Subject:
Columba livia; Haemoproteus columbae; Passeriformes; Pseudolynchia canariensis; animal models; birds; captive animals; erythrocytes; genetics; hemoparasites; host-parasite relationships; insects; intermediate hosts; invertebrates; kidneys; lungs; meronts; parasitemia; parasitism; spleen; temperature
Abstract:
... Characterization of complete life cycles of haemoparasites requires the maintenance of suitable susceptible vertebrate hosts and vectors for long periods in captivity, in order to follow the complete parasitic cycle in definitive and intermediate hosts. Currently, there are few host-parasite models established in avian haemosporidian research, and those have been developed mainly for species of Pa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijpara.2019.07.003

67. Extraction without tooling around — The first comprehensive description of the foraging- and socio-ecology of wild Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana)

Author:
M. O’Hara; B. Mioduszewska; T. Haryoko; D.M. Prawiradilaga; L. Huber; A. Auersperg
Source:
Behaviour v.156 no.5-8 pp. 661-690
ISSN:
0005-7959
Subject:
Cacatua goffiniana; captive animals; cognition; ecology; evolution; foraging; islands; laboratory experimentation; manufacturing; observational studies; problem solving; Indonesia
Abstract:
... When tested under laboratory conditions, Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) demonstrate numerous sophisticated cognitive skills. Most importantly, this species has shown the ability to manufacture and use tools. However, little is known about the ecology of these cockatoos, endemic to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia. Here we provide first insights into the feeding- and socio-ecology of the ...
DOI:
10.1163/1568539X-00003523

68. Factors influencing successful settlement and metamorphosis of the common spider crab Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 (Brachyura: Majidae): Impacts of larval density, adult exudates and different substrates

Author:
Diego Castejón; Guiomar Rotllant; Guillermo Guerao
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.501 pp. 374-381
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Maja brachydactyla; adults; aquaculture; captive animals; crabs; hatcheries; juveniles; laboratory experimentation; larvae; marine resources; metamorphosis; mortality; nylon; rearing
Abstract:
... The common spider crab Maja brachydactyla is an important wild marine resource in many countries in the NE Atlantic region that also has potential in aquaculture. The larval cycle has been replicated successfully in captivity, with highest mortality evident during larval settlement and metamorphosis to first juvenile stage. As an approximation to understanding natural settlement requirements of th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.11.053

69. Fecundity and potential juvenile production for aquaculture of the New Zealand Scampi, Metanephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914) (Decapoda: Nephropidae)

Author:
K.G. Heasman; A.G. Jeffs
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Metanephrops challengeri; adults; aquaculture; breeding stock; captive animals; eggs; fecundity; females; juveniles; larvae; larval development; postlarvae; rearing; seafoods; New Zealand
Abstract:
... The New Zealand scampi (Metanephrops challengeri) is a valuable commercial seafood species which is trawled from deep waters around New Zealand. This study was initiated to determine if adults could be held in captivity and larvae raised to post-larvae for future potential aquaculture production. To this end aspects of the fecundity, holding of broodstock and larval biology and rearing was investi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.05.069

70. Feeding cluster preferences in four genera of Lories and Lorikeets (Loriinae) that should be considered in the diet of nectarivorous psittacine species in captivity

Author:
Francis Cabana; Jessica G. Lee
Source:
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition 2019 v.103 no.1 pp. 354-362
ISSN:
0931-2439
Subject:
Psittacidae; birds; body weight; captive animals; diet; dietary recommendations; energy intake; longevity; markets; metabolizable energy; models; nectar feeding; pets; protein intake; reproductive success; trade; Singapore
Abstract:
... Lories and lorikeets are popular birds in the pet bird trade, captured from the wild and exported worldwide. Their captive propagation has not been so successful for many species due to health issues, low breeding success and reduced longevity. As a result, uptake from the wild is currently the only way to meet the market’s demand. Field studies on Asian species of loris and lorikeets are limited; ...
DOI:
10.1111/jpn.13012

71. Female mate choice significantly increases captive breeding success, and scents can be frozen to determine choice, in the stripe-faced dunnart

Author:
Marissa L. Parrott; Angela Nation; Lynne Selwood
Source:
Applied animal behaviour science 2019 v.214 pp. 95-101
ISSN:
0168-1591
Subject:
Sminthopsis; aggression; animal behavior; breeding; breeding programs; captive animals; endangered species; estrus; females; freezing; males; mating behavior; odors; parturition; pedigree; population viability; pregnancy; reproductive success; sisters
Abstract:
... Devising non-invasive techniques to maintain natural behaviours and increase breeding success of captive populations is a high priority in the conservation of endangered species. Allowing animals to choose their own mates not only preserves behaviours that are essential for successful release and re-establishment of wild populations, but could increase the number and genetic quality of young and g ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.applanim.2019.03.006

72. First assessments of the taphonomic behaviour of jaguar (Panthera onca)

Author:
Juan José Rodríguez-Alba; Gonzalo Linares-Matás; José Yravedra
Source:
Quaternary international 2019 v.517 pp. 88-96
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Canidae; Equus; Hyaenidae; Panthera onca; Panthera tigris; animal behavior; bones; captive animals; carnivores; horses
Abstract:
... In this paper we analyse the taphonomic signatures of captive jaguars (Panthera onca) in order to explore the potential of experimental frameworks to distinguish between different felid agents in carnivore-altered palaeontological and archaeological bone assemblages. Many papers have considered carnivore ecology and the bone altering behaviour of different animals since the development of taphonom ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2019.05.004

73. First molecular detection of ball python nidovirus in Italy – Short communication

Author:
Elisa Rampacci; Marco Masi; Francesco Carlo Origgi; Valentina Stefanetti; Marco Bottinelli; Paolo Selleri; Mauro Coletti; Fabrizio Passamonti
Source:
Acta veterinaria Hungarica 2019 v.67 no.1 pp. 127-134
ISSN:
1588-2705
Subject:
Ferlavirus; Pythonidae; RNA; bacteria; captive animals; cost effectiveness; disease transmission; genes; health effects assessments; monitoring; nucleotide sequences; pathogens; phylogeny; respiratory tract diseases; retrospective studies; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcription; snakes; Italy
Abstract:
... A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the presence of ferlavirus, ball python nidovirus and bacteria in 32 tracheobronchial lavages from ball pythons raised in captivity and affected by respiratory disease. A touchdown reverse transcription polymerase reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to detect ball python nidovirus RNA targeting a 260-bp portion of the ORF1a gene, while a nested RT-PCR ...
DOI:
10.1556/004.2019.014

74. Fish sperm competition in hatcheries and between wild and hatchery origin fish in nature

Author:
José Beirão; Torvald B. Egeland; Craig F. Purchase; Jarle T. Nordeide
Source:
Theriogenology 2019 v.133 pp. 201-209
ISSN:
0093-691X
Subject:
adults; aquaculture; breeding stock; captive animals; eggs; females; fish communities; genetic variation; hatcheries; males; polyandry; progeny; semen; spawning; sperm competition; sperm motility; spermatozoa; tanks; wild fish
Abstract:
... Males compete pre- and post-mating to fertilize the maximum number of eggs. In polyandry, sperm competition occurs when sperm from two or more males compete to fertilize eggs from a female. Here we review how sperm competition from hatchery origin fish can cause loss of genetic variability in fish populations kept in captivity and in wild populations. In fish hatchery practices, sperm competition ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.03.034

75. Flight patterns in zoo‐housed fruit bats (Pteropus spp.)

Author:
Edward Bell; Eluned Price; Samantha Balthes; Matthew Cordon; Dominic Wormell
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.3 pp. 248-257
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
Pteropus; adults; captive animals; flight; juveniles
Abstract:
... Maintaining the capacity for sustained flight in captivity is a key goal for the management of threatened fruit bats. We developed quantifiable descriptions of flight complexity and used them to assess the suitability of an enclosure for two species of fruit bat of differing size, the large Livingstone's fruit bat, Pteropus livingstonii, and the smaller Rodrigues fruit bat, Pteropus rodricensis, i ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21481

76. Foraging Devices as Enrichment in Captive Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus)

Author:
Eduardo J. Fernandez; William Timberlake
Source:
Behavioural processes 2019 pp. -
ISSN:
0376-6357
Subject:
Odobenus rosmarus; captive animals; environmental enrichment; fearfulness; foams; foraging; locomotion; mouth; rubber; swimming
Abstract:
... Stereotypies in captive animals are typically defined as repetitive, invariant behavioral patterns with no obvious goal or function. They are often attributed to boredom or fear and treated by introducing occupational stimuli. The present work on captive walruses examined the relationship between walrus stereotypies and species-typical foraging behaviors engaged in by their wild counterparts. Two ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.beproc.2019.103943

77. Genetic analysis of three remnant populations of the rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) in arid Australia

Author:
Mark D. B. Eldridge; Linda E. Neaves; Peter B. S. Spencer
Source:
Australian mammalogy 2019 v.41 no.1 pp. 123-131
ISSN:
0310-0049
Subject:
Lagorchestes hirsutus; captive animals; cytochrome b; genetic analysis; genetic variation; islands; microsatellite repeats; mitochondrial DNA; Western Australia
Abstract:
... The rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) is now extinct in the wild on mainland Australia, but survives in captivity. However, endemic populations persist on Bernier and Dorre Islands, Western Australia. This study aimed to compare the genetic diversity and differentiation amongst three remaining rufous hare-wallaby populations using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) (cytochrome b, control region) ...
DOI:
10.1071/AM17008

78. Genetic and phenotypic responses to genomic selection for timing of breeding in a wild songbird

Author:
Irene Verhagen; Phillip Gienapp; Veronika N. Laine; Elizabeth M. van Grevenhof; Andrea C. Mateman; Kees van Oers; Marcel E. Visser
Source:
Functional ecology 2019 v.33 no.9 pp. 1708-1721
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
Parus major; artificial selection; aviaries; basal metabolic rate; breeding value; captive animals; chicks; genetic variation; genomics; genotype; genotyping; life history; line differences; marker-assisted selection; nestlings; phenotype; progeny; songbirds; wild birds
Abstract:
... The physiological mechanisms underlying avian seasonal timing of reproduction, a life‐history trait with major fitness consequences, are not well understood. Comparing individuals that have been selected to differ in their timing of breeding may prove to be a promising in studying these mechanisms, making selection lines a valuable tool. We created selection lines for early and late timing of bree ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.13360

79. Genetic diversity and hematological and biochemical alterations in Alouatta primates naturally infected with hemoplasmas in Brazil

Author:
Cristiane Maria Fernandes de Melo; Edmilson Rodrigo Daneze; Natalia Serra Mendes; Inalda Angelica de Souza Ramos; Jorge Alfonso Morales-Donoso; Simone J. Fernandes; Rosangela Zacarias Machado; Marcos Rogério André; Márcia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira
Source:
Comparative immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases 2019 v.63 pp. 104-111
ISSN:
0147-9571
Subject:
Alouatta; Bartonella; Bayesian theory; Gram-negative bacteria; Mycoplasma; Sapajus; arthropods; blood proteins; blood serum; captive animals; disease vectors; electrophoresis; erythrocytes; genes; genetic variation; genotype; mammals; monocytes; pathogenicity; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; ribosomal RNA; sequence diversity; Brazil
Abstract:
... Mycoplasma spp. and Bartonella spp. are Gram-negative bacteria transmitted by arthropod vectors that infect red blood cells of several mammal species. This study investigated the occurrence and genetic diversity of hemoplasmas and Bartonella spp. in 68 howler monkeys kept in captivity in São Paulo, a southeastern state in Brazil. In addition, possible hematological, biochemical and electrophoretic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cimid.2019.01.011

80. Genetic diversity and population structure of founders from wildlife conservation management units and wild populations of critically endangered Dermatemys mawii

Author:
Manuel Ignacio Gallardo-Alvárez; Julia María Lesher-Gordillo; Salima Machkour-M’Rabet; Claudia Elena Zenteno-Ruiz; León David Olivera-Gómez; María del Rosario Barragán-Vázquez; Liliana Ríos-Rodas; Alejandra Valdés-Marín; Héctor Gilberto Vázquez-López; Stefan Louis Arriaga-Weiss
Source:
Global ecology and conservation 2019 v.19 pp. e00616
ISSN:
2351-9894
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Dermatemys mawii; alleles; allelic variation; breeding programs; captive animals; computer software; discriminant analysis; genetic drift; genetic markers; genetic relationships; habitats; humans; inbreeding; population structure; turtles; wildlife management; Mexico
Abstract:
... Many endangered freshwater turtle species are born in captivity for conservation and future reintroduction into the wild. However, in order to improve breeding programs, an assessment of the genetic diversity of the founder individuals is required to avoid genetic problems such as inbreeding, fixation of deleterious alleles, or loss of allelic diversity due to genetic drift. In this research, we a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00616

81. Genetically informed captive breeding of hybrids of an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise

Author:
Maud C. Quinzin; Jonathan Sandoval‐Castillo; Joshua M. Miller; Luciano B. Beheregaray; Michael A. Russello; Elizabeth A. Hunter; James P. Gibbs; Washington Tapia; Freddy Villalva; Adalgisa Caccone
Source:
Conservation biology 2019 v.33 no.6 pp. 1404-1414
ISSN:
0888-8892
Subject:
Chelonoidis nigra; ancestry; biodiversity conservation; captive animals; ecological restoration; extinct species; genetic stability; genetic variation; genome; genomics; hybridization; hybrids; progeny; selective breeding; tortoises
Abstract:
... Hybridization poses a major challenge for species conservation because it threatens both genetic integrity and adaptive potential. Yet, hybridization can occasionally offer unprecedented opportunity for species recovery if the genome of an extinct taxon is present among living hybrids such that selective breeding could recapture it. We explored the design elements for establishing a captive‐breedi ...
DOI:
10.1111/cobi.13319

82. Given the Cold Shoulder: A Review of the Scientific Literature for Evidence of Reptile Sentience

Author:
Helen Lambert; Gemma Carder; Neil D’Cruze
Source:
Animals 2019 v.9 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
animal welfare; anxiety; behavior change; captive animals; consumer behavior; databases; distress; fearfulness; pain; reptiles; trade
Abstract:
... We searched a selection of the scientific literature to document evidence for, and explorations into reptile sentience. The intention of this review was to highlight; (1) to what extent reptile capability for emotions have been documented in the scientific literature; (2) to discuss the implications this evidence has for the trade in reptiles; and (3) to outline what future research is needed to m ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani9100821
PubMed:
31627409
PubMed Central:
PMC6827095

83. Growth and feed intake regulation responses to anorexia, adaptation and fasting in Japanese seabss, Lateolabrax japonicas when fishmeal is totally replaced by plant protein

Author:
Xiaofang Liang; Juan Han; Min Xue; Huanhuan Yu; Haoyan Huang; Xiufeng Wu; Yinhua Zheng; Yuchang Qin; Xufang Liang
Source:
Aquaculture 2019 v.498 pp. 528-538
ISSN:
0044-8486
Subject:
Lateolabrax japonicus; anorexia; captive animals; carnivores; energy balance; feed intake; fish; fish meal; gene expression regulation; genes; ghrelin; hypothalamus; leptin; phenotype; phosphorylation; plant proteins; plant-based diet; stomach
Abstract:
... In captivity, Lateolabrax japonicas, a carnivorous fish, is given fishmeal-based diets and does not thrive when fed plant proteins. In the present study, when dietary fishmeal was totally replaced with plant protein, the fish showed anorexia in the first 2 weeks followed by the phenotypes of feeding adaptation and compensation after 4 weeks. The negative energy balance resulting from anorexia in f ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.010

84. Growth of Amazon ornamental fish Nannostomus beckfordi larvae (Steindachner, 1876) submitted to different stocking densities and feeding management in captivity conditions

Author:
Higo Andrade Abe; Joel Artur Rodrigues Dias; Natalino da Costa Sousa; Márcia Valéria Silva do Couto; Ryuller Gama Abreu Reis; Peterson Emmanuel Guimarães Paixão; Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto
Source:
Aquaculture research 2019 v.50 no.8 pp. 2276-2280
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Artemia; Nannostomus; captive animals; condition factor; feeding frequency; nauplii; ornamental fish; specific growth rate; stocking rate
Abstract:
... The study evaluated productive performance of larvae Nannostomus beckfordi submitted to feeding management (Experiment one) and different stock density (Experiment two) in captivity conditions. The first experiment evaluated feeding rate (100 and 200 nauplii of artemia larvae⁻¹ day⁻¹) and feeding frequency (2 and 4× per day). Second experiment evaluated different stock density (1, 5, 10, 20, 40 la ...
DOI:
10.1111/are.14108

85. High Diversity and Novel Enteric Viruses in Fecal Viromes of Healthy Wild and Captive Thai Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Author:
Vorthon Sawaswong; Elizabeth Fahsbender; Eda Altan; Taratorn Kemthong; Xutao Deng; Suchinda Malaivijitnond; Sunchai Payungporn; Eric Delwart
Source:
Viruses 2019 v.11 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4915
Subject:
Adenoviridae; Ambidensovirus; Anelloviridae; Caliciviridae; Herpesviridae; Macaca fascicularis; Papillomaviridae; Picornaviridae; animal viruses; bacteriophages; captive animals; feces; genome; rearing; zoonoses; Thailand
Abstract:
... Cynomolgus macaques are common across South East Asian countries including Thailand. The National Primate Research Center of Thailand, Chulalongkorn University (NPRCT-CU) captures wild-borne cynomolgus macaque for research use. Limited information is available on the enteric viruses and possible zoonotic infections into or from cynomolgus macaques. We characterized and compare the fecal virome of ...
DOI:
10.3390/v11100971
PubMed:
31652508
PubMed Central:
PMC6832579

86. Hox gene expression profiles during embryonic development of common sole

Author:
Menelaos Kavouras; Emmanouil E. Malandrakis; Eleni Golomazou; Ioannis Konstantinidis; Ewout Blom; Arjan P. Palstra; Konstantinos Anastassiadis; Panagiota Panagiotaki; Athanasios Exadactylos
Source:
Animal biology v.69 no.2 pp. 183-198
ISSN:
1570-7555
Subject:
Solea solea; animal reproduction; breeding stock; captive animals; eggs; embryogenesis; fish; fish culture; gene expression; hatcheries; homeotic genes; principal component analysis; production costs; rearing; viability
Abstract:
... Common sole (Solea solea) aquaculture production is based mostly on wild-caught breeders. Recently, the successful reproduction of first-generation fish that were reared in captivity was accomplished. A consistent good quality and quantity of produced eggs throughout the year, and of next-generation broodstock, is important for reducing the overall cost of production. Hox genes play a pivotal role ...
DOI:
10.1163/15707563-17000123

87. Humboldt penguins' feathers as bioindicators of metal exposure

Author:
Stefania Squadrone; Paola Brizio; Livio Favaro; Gilda Todino; Daniela Florio; Cristiano Da Rugna; Maria Cesarina Abete
Source:
Science of the total environment 2019 v.650 pp. 1734-1739
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Mallotus villosus; Spheniscus demersus; anthropogenic activities; aquariums; arsenic; bioaccumulation; captive animals; diet; feathers; food chain; food contamination; keratin; marine ecosystems; mercury; penguins; pollution; zoos; Italy
Abstract:
... Avian feathers have the potential to accumulate trace elements originating from contaminated food and polluted environments. In fact, in feathers, metals bind to keratin, a sulphur-containing protein for which several metals have a strong affinity. Here, the concentrations of 18 essential and non-essential elements were investigated in a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) colony housed at the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.326

88. Identification of helodermatid adenovirus 2 in a captive central bearded dragon (pogona vitticeps), wild gila monsters (heloderma suspectum), and a death adder (acanthophis antarcticus)

Author:
Shemi L. Benge; Timothy H. Hyndman; Richard S. Funk; Rachel E. Marschang; Renata Schneider; April L. Childress; James F.X. Wellehan
Source:
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 238-242
ISSN:
1937-2825
Subject:
Acanthophis antarcticus; Atadenovirus; Heloderma horridum; Heloderma suspectum; Pogona vitticeps; captive animals; death; enteritis; enzymes; genes; hepatitis; host range; hosts; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; provenance; viruses; young animals; Arizona; Australia; Florida
Abstract:
... Adenoviruses are medium-sized DNA viruses with very high host fidelity. The phylogenetic relationships of the adenoviruses strongly resemble that of their hosts, consistent with evolutionary codivergence. The genus Atadenovirus appears to have evolved in squamate hosts. Perhaps the best known of the squamate adenoviruses is Agamid adenovirus 1 (AgAdV1), found most commonly in central bearded drago ...
DOI:
10.1638/2017-0016

89. Identification of steroid hormones and fatty acids during gonadal maturation of spiny lobster Panulirus homarus

Author:
Yudha Trinoegraha Adiputra; Muhammad Zairin jr; Muhammad Agus Suprayudi; Wasmen Manalu; Widanarni
Source:
Invertebrate reproduction & development 2019 v.63 no.2 pp. 77-87
ISSN:
2157-0272
Subject:
Panulirus homarus; breeding stock; captive animals; females; gonads; hatcheries; lobsters; males; octanoic acid; oleic acid; oogenesis; palmitic acid; stearic acid; steroid hormones; thyroxine
Abstract:
... Information on steroid hormones and fatty acids that play roles in lobster reproduction is still very limited although the data are indispensable to seed production in hatchery. The study was designed to identify steroid hormones and fatty acids during gonadal maturation of spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus). Male spiny lobsters were treated with and without thyroxine injection. Female spiny lobste ...
DOI:
10.1080/07924259.2018.1549114

90. Impact of genomic leakage on the conservation of the endangered Milky Stork

Author:
Pratibha Baveja; Qian Tang; Jessica G.H. Lee; Frank E. Rheindt
Source:
Biological conservation 2019 v.229 pp. 59-66
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Mycteria cinerea; alleles; captive animals; endangered species; extinction; genomics; hybridization; hybrids; natural resources conservation; phenotype; Singapore
Abstract:
... Endangerment and extinction of threatened populations can often be accelerated by genomic contamination through infiltration with alien alleles. With a growing anthropogenic footprint, many such hybridization events are human-mediated. The Milky Stork (Mycteria cinerea) is one such species whose genomic composition is threatened by human-mediated hybridization with its sister taxon, the Painted St ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2018.11.009

91. Impacts of maternal characteristics and temperature on juvenile survival in the crocodile lizard: Implications for conservation

Author:
Qiyu Li; Shuyi Luo; Chunsheng Yang; Shuran Li; Jun Guo; Jiasong He; Yaohuan Chen; Chengming Huang; Zhengjun Wu; Weiguo Du
Source:
Zoo biology 2019 v.38 no.3 pp. 272-280
ISSN:
0733-3188
Subject:
ambient temperature; autumn; body size; breeding; breeding programs; captive animals; climate change; crocodiles; endangered species; extinction; females; juveniles; litter size; lizards; neonates; parturition; progeny; reproductive performance; reproductive traits; species recruitment; spring; winter
Abstract:
... Captive breeding is an important conservation measure that may restore and enhance wild populations of rare and endangered species. Multiple anthropogenic hazards have brought the crocodile lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus, to the brink of extinction. We initiated a captive breeding program and quantified female reproductive traits, including reproductive timing, litter size, litter mass, and neon ...
DOI:
10.1002/zoo.21473

92. Inclusion of Madagascar cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) meal in the diet of cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) in captivity: Influences on offspring development

Author:
Thatijanne S.G. Carvalho; Carlos E.P. Saad; Renata R. Alvarenga; Erika A. Oliveira; Mariana C.S. Carvalho; Luiz G.S. Ramos; Lívia G. Ferreira; Tarcísio M. Gonçalves; Diego V. Costa; Márcio G. Zangeronimo
Source:
Research in veterinary science 2019 v.126 pp. 89-93
ISSN:
0034-5288
Subject:
feeds; nests; oviposition; body weight; experimental diets; parents; captive animals; tail; progeny; seed mixtures; chicks; wings; Gromphadorhina portentosa; Madagascar
Abstract:
... The use of unconventional food for animals is becoming more common. The objective was to evaluate the inclusion of Madagascar cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) meal in the diet of cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) chicks in captivity. Twenty-eight cockatiel chicks were used during 90 days of experiment. The animals were divided into two groups: a control group (receiving commercial feed + seed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.08.016

93. Infestations of Lice of Steppe Buzzards (Buteo buteo vulpinus) Differ from those of Common Buzzards (Buteo buteo buteo)

Author:
Reuven Yosef; Ofir Strutzer; Reut Tabibi; Lajos Róssa
Source:
Journal of raptor research 2019 v.53 no.1 pp. 102-108
ISSN:
0892-1016
Subject:
Buteo buteo; Colpocephalum; breeding; captive animals; lice; migratory behavior; spring; steppes; tissues; virulence; wild birds; Israel; Southern Africa
Abstract:
... The Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus), an eastern subspecies of the Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), is a long-distance migrant raptor that breeds across eastern European and central Asian grasslands. The eastern European populations migrate through a geographic bottleneck in Israel and overwinter in eastern and southern Africa. To investigate how the metabolic demand of long-distance migration m ...
DOI:
10.3356/JRR-18-21

94. Influence of Farming Conditions on the Rumen of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Author:
Federico Mason; Bartosz Fotschki; Alessia Di Rosso; Anna Korzekwa
Source:
Animals 2019 v.9 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2615
Subject:
Campylobacter; Cervus elaphus; Clostridium; Protozoa; acid detergent fiber; anaerobes; autumn; bacteria; captive animals; deer; diet; digesta; farming systems; farms; food quality; forage; grasses; habitats; leaves; rumen; trees; wild animals; Poland
Abstract:
... The red deer is an intermediate feeder, showing a marked degree of forage selectivity, with seasonal morphological adaptations due to changes in food quality and availability. In captivity, deer have a limited choice of habitat and food, and we hypothesize that this condition affects the rumen environment. Rumen samples were collected from 20 farmed and 11 wild red deer in autumn 2018 in Poland, a ...
DOI:
10.3390/ani9090601
PubMed:
31450866
PubMed Central:
PMC6769527

95. Influence of interspecific hybridization on fitness-related traits in Siberian sturgeon and Russian sturgeon

Author:
S. Shivaramu; D.T. Vuong; M. Havelka; H. Šachlová; I. Lebeda; V. Kašpar; M. Flajšhans
Source:
Czech Journal of Animal Science v.64 no.2 pp. 78-88
ISSN:
1212-1819
Subject:
Acipenser baerii; Acipenser gueldenstaedtii; animal science; body weight; captive animals; genetic polymorphism; hatcheries; heterozygosity; hybrids; interspecific hybridization; polyploidy; purebreds; sturgeon; survival rate
Abstract:
... Polyploidy in sturgeons makes them highly susceptible to interspecific hybridization, and these interspecific hybrids have been described in nature as well as in captivity. Nevertheless, the fitness-related traits between sturgeon hybrids and pure species have been poorly compared as yet. In the present study, we compared the reproductive parameters such as fertilization rate and hatching rate, gr ...
DOI:
10.17221/165/2018-cjas

96. Information transfer about food as a reason for sociality in bats

Author:
Yann Gager
Source:
Mammal review 2019 v.49 no.2 pp. 113-120
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
Chiroptera; acoustics; captive animals; echolocation; females; foraging; frugivores; group size; information exchange; insectivores; males; models; niches; social behavior; subtropics; temperate zones; tropics; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Information transfer about food is a potential reason for sociality in many animals. If an animal is better informed, it should then be better able to adjust its behaviour and reduce the uncertainty of finding food in a variable world. Given the remarkable range of social systems and ecological niches of bats throughout the world, bats are well‐suited as a model to review mechanisms and fitness co ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12146

97. Insights into the molecular systematics of Trichuris infecting captive primates based on mitochondrial DNA analysis

Author:
Serena Cavallero; Peter Nejsum; Cristina Cutillas; Rocìo Callejón; Jana Doležalová; David Modrý; Stefano D’Amelio
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2019 v.272 pp. 23-30
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
Chlorocebus; Colobus; Macaca fuscata; Papio hamadryas; Papio ursinus; Trichuris suis; Trichuris trichiura; captive animals; data collection; epidemiology; genetic distance; genetic variation; helminths; hosts; humans; mitochondrial DNA; mitochondrial genes; molecular systematics; monkeys; phylogeny; sanitation; Africa; Asia; South America
Abstract:
... Nematodes belonging to the Trichuris genus are prevalent soil-transmitted helminths with a worldwide distribution in mammals, while humans are mainly affected in areas with insufficient sanitation such as in Africa, Asia and South America. Traditionally, whipworms infecting primates are referred to Trichuris trichiura, but recent molecular and morphological evidence suggests that more than one spe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2019.06.019

98. Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses suggest that high dietary lipid levels facilitate ovary development through the enhanced arachidonic acid metabolism, cholesterol biosynthesis and steroid hormone synthesis in Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)

Author:
Xiaoqian Leng; Hai Zhou; Qingsong Tan; Hao Du; Jinping Wu; Xufang Liang; Shan He; Qiwei Wei
Source:
British journal of nutrition 2019 v.122 no.11 pp. 1230-1241
ISSN:
1475-2662
Subject:
Acipenser sinensis; arachidonic acid; biosynthesis; blood serum; captive animals; cholesterol; dietary fat; droplets; endangered species; estradiol; experimental diets; fatty acid metabolism; females; gonads; lipid content; metabolomics; muscles; oocytes; ovarian development; steroid hormones; sturgeon; transcriptomics; vitellogenesis; China
Abstract:
... Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) is an endangered species, listed as a grade I protected animal in China. The females rarely successfully develop their gonads from stage II to III in captivity, which handicaps the propagation of cultured Chinese sturgeon. The present study aimed to understand the effects of dietary lipid level on the ovarian development and the related regulation mechanism in ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007114519002010

99. Isolation and genotyping of Campylobacter species from kiwi (Apteryx spp.) in captivity: implications for transmission to and from humans

Author:
SLW On; B Brett; S Horan; H Erskine; S Lin; AJ Cornelius
Source:
New Zealand veterinary journal 2019 v.67 no.3 pp. 134-137
ISSN:
1176-0710
Subject:
Apteryx; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter lari; captive animals; cattle; chickens; databases; diarrhea; feces; genotyping; humans; isolation techniques; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; sheep; zoonoses; New Zealand
Abstract:
... Aims: To investigate the presence of Campylobacter spp. in captive kiwi (Apteryx spp.) and compare their genotypic profiles with those of human and animal origin, in order to assess their potential for zoonotic or zooanthroponotic transmission. Methods: Conventional selective enrichment and filter-based isolation methods were applied to isolate Campylobacter spp. from fresh faecal samples from 12 ...
DOI:
10.1080/00480169.2019.1580167

100. Laboratory Rearing and Sex Ratio of Apanteles opuntiarum (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Potential Biocontrol Agent of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Author:
Jessica Awad; Amanda Hodges; Stephen Hight; Mrittunjai Srivastava; Amy Howe; Eric Rohrig
Source:
Florida entomologist 2019 v.102 no.1 pp. 216-221
ISSN:
1938-5102
Subject:
Apanteles; Cactoblastis cactorum; Opuntia; biological control agents; cacti and succulents; captive animals; clutch size; diet; females; inbreeding; invasive species; laboratory rearing; mating competitiveness; moths; parasitoids; progeny; quarantine; sex ratio; siblings; wasps; North America
Abstract:
... The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), is an invasive species in North America, where it poses a threat to species of Opuntia Mill. of economic and ecological importance. The parasitoid Apanteles opuntiarum Martinez & Berta (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is currently under evaluation as a potential biological control agent. This study was conducted to develop a parasito ...
DOI:
10.1653/024.102.0135