Sample Articles

Special Issue on Captive Giant Pandas

Special Issue on Management of Duikers in Captivity

Special Issue on Elephant Biology

Information for Authors

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Dan Wharton

Wildlife Conservation Society, Central Park Wildlife Center, New York, NY, USA

Zoo Biology is concerned with reproduction, demographics, genetics, behavior, medicine, husbandry, nutrition, conservation and all empirical aspects of the exhibition and maintenance of wild animals in wildlife parks, zoos, and aquariums. This diverse journal offers a forum for effectively communicating scientific findings, original ideas, and critical thinking related to the role of wildlife collections and their unique contribution to conservation.

READERSHIP

Zoologists, conservationists, evolutionary biologists, anatomists

INDEXED OR ABSTRACTED IN:

BIOSIS, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Current Contents/Life Sciences, Current Primate References, Focus On: Veterinary Science and Medicine, Institute for Scientific Information-Russian Academy, Science Citation Index (ISI), SCISEARCH (ISI)

Hormonal and behavioral correlates of estrus in captive giant pandas
Laura McGeehan, Xuebing Li, Lori Jackintell, Shiqiang Huang, Aiping Wang, Nancy M. Czekala
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Effects of hand-rearing on the reproductive success of western lowland gorillas in North America
Sadie Ryan, Steven D. Thompson, Amber M. Roth, Kenneth C. Gold
View Abstract | Full Text PDF (Size: 221K)

Is the embryo culture system useful for collecting primordial germ cells from endangered avian embryos?
Takaharu Kawashima, Rika Sakai, Koichiro Kano, Yoshinori Tamaki, Koichiro Hashimoto
View Abstract | Full Text PDF (Size: 39K)

Duikers: Native food composition, micronutrient assessment, and implications for improving captive diets
Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Pamela J. Mueller, Mary Beth Hall
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Noninvasive assessment of adrenal activity associated with husbandry and behavioral factors in the North American clouded leopard population
Nadja C. Wielebnowski, Norah Fletchall, Kathy Carlstead, Juan M. Busso, Janine L. Brown
View Abstract | Full Text PDF (Size: 145K)

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