scholarly journals Tokay geckos (Gekkonidae: Gekko gecko) preferentially use substrates that elicit maximal adhesive performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 224 (4) ◽  
pp. jeb241240
Author(s):  
Austin M. Garner ◽  
Alexandra M. Pamfilie ◽  
Ali Dhinojwala ◽  
Peter H. Niewiarowski
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Substrate Use ◽  
Gekko Gecko ◽  
Substrate Preferences ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Adhesive Performance

ABSTRACTGecko substrate use is likely influenced by adhesive performance, yet few studies have demonstrated this empirically. Herein, we examined the substrate use, adhesive performance and vertical clinging behaviour of Gekko gecko in captivity to investigate whether adhesive performance influences patterns of substrate use. We found that geckos were observed significantly more often on the substrate (glass) that elicited maximal adhesive performance relative to its availability within our experimental enclosures, indicating that geckos preferentially use substrates on which their adhesive performance is maximal. Our work here provides additional, yet crucial data establishing connections between adhesive performance and patterns of substrate use in captivity, suggesting the hypothesis that substrate preferences of free-ranging geckos should be correlated with adhesive performance. Clearly, further experimental and field research is necessary to test this hypothesis and identify other parameters that individually and/or collectively influence the habitat use of free-ranging geckos.

scholarly journals Canine distemper virus infection in a lesser grison (Galictis cuja): first report and virus phylogeny

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Megid ◽  
Carlos R. Teixeira ◽  
Adriana Cortez ◽  
Marcos B. Heinemann ◽  
João M.A.P. Antunes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Canine Distemper Virus ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Canine Distemper ◽  
Habitat Alterations ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
First Case ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging

Infectious diseases in wild animals have been increasing as a result of their habitat alterations and closer contact with domestic animals. Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been reported in several species of wild carnivores, presenting a threat to wildlife conservation. We described the first case of canine distemper virus infection in lesser grison (Galictis cuja). A free-ranging individual, with no visible clinical sigs, presented sudden death after one day in captivity. Molecular diagnosis for CDV infection was performed using whole blood collected by postmortem intracardiac puncture, which resulted positive. The virus phylogeny indicated that domestic dogs were the probable source of infection.

The effects of environmental and visitor variables on the behavior of free-ranging ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in captivity

Zoo Biology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Collins ◽  
Ilse Corkery ◽  
Amy Haigh ◽  
Sean McKeown ◽  
Thomas Quirke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lemur Catta ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging

Dissociative anaesthesia in free-ranging male koalas and selected marsupials in captivity

1990 ◽  
Vol 67 (12) ◽  
pp. 449-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BUSH ◽  
JAM GRAVES ◽  
SJ O'BRIEN ◽  
DE WILDT
Keyword(s):  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging

Substrate use and postural behavior in free-ranging snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Yunnan

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cyril C. GRUETER ◽  
Dayong LI ◽  
Baoping REN ◽  
Ming LI
Keyword(s):  
Substrate Use ◽  
Rhinopithecus Bieti ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Record of Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis in a wooden trap-nesting block and comparison to available nesting information (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Colleen D. Satyshur ◽  
Michael C. Orr
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Substrate Use ◽  
Conservation Effort ◽  
Landscape Use ◽  
Nesting Sites ◽  
Substrate Choice ◽  
Nesting Substrate ◽  
Available Information

Bee nesting substrate choice can influence habitat use, conservation effort efficacy, and population or landscape-use modeling, but information on nesting sites are often scattered in the literature. Here we bring together the available information on nests of a widespread bee, Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis Cresson, and describe an unusual new nesting substrate use for this species.

Comparison of body weights between captive and free-ranging juvenile Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsoni)

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (10) ◽  
pp. 1916-1920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah H. Harding ◽  
Josefine C. Rauch
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Food Availability ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Ground Squirrels ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Free Ranging

Body weights of free-ranging and captive juvenile Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsoni) were determined at regular intervals during the nonhibernating season. Animals in captivity gained weight at a faster rate and to a greater extent than those in their natural habitat. Attainment of maximum weights in captive ground squirrels was associated with a reduction in food intake and could not be related to food availability, a change in temperature, or in photoperiod.

scholarly journals Locomotion and postural behaviour

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Structure ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Locomotor Behaviour ◽  
Substrate Preferences ◽  
Morphological Adaptations ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Locomotor Activities ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Common Laboratory

Abstract. The purpose of this article is to provide a survey of the diversity of primate locomotor behaviour for people who are involved in research using laboratory primates. The main locomotor modes displayed by primates are introduced with reference to some general morphological adaptations. The relationships between locomotor behaviour and body size, habitat structure and behavioural context will be illustrated because these factors are important determinants of the evolutionary diversity of primate locomotor activities. They also induce the high individual plasticity of the locomotor behaviour for which primates are well known. The article also provides a short overview of the preferred locomotor activities in the various primate families. A more detailed description of locomotor preferences for some of the most common laboratory primates is included which also contains information about substrate preferences and daily locomotor activities which might useful for laboratory practice. Finally, practical implications for primate husbandry and cage design are provided emphasizing the positive impact of physical activity on health and psychological well-being of primates in captivity.

Habituating field scientists

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 833-853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lys Alcayna-Stevens
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Pan Paniscus ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
The World ◽  
Environmental Milieu ◽  
Free Ranging

This article explores the sensory dimensions of scientific field research in the only region in the world where free-ranging bonobos ( Pan paniscus) can be studied in their natural environment; the equatorial rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo. If, as sensory anthropologists have argued, the senses are developed, grown and honed in a given cultural and environmental milieu, how is it that field scientists come to dwell among familiarity in a world which is, at first, unfamiliar? This article builds upon previous anthropological and philosophical engagements with habituation that have critically examined primatologists’ attempts to become ‘neutral objects in the environment’ in order to habituate wild apes to their presence. It does so by tracing the somatic modes of attention developed by European and North American researchers as they follow bonobos in these forests. The argument is that as environments, beings and their elements become familiar, they do not become ‘neutral’, but rather, suffused with meaning.

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