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Role of Brazilian zoos in ex situ bird conservation: from 1981 to 2005 (2010)
Journal Article
Azevedo, C., Young, R., & Rodrigues, M. (2011). Role of Brazilian zoos in ex situ bird conservation: from 1981 to 2005. Zoo Biology, 30(6), 655-671. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20361

Zoos may play an important role in conservation when they maintain and breed large numbers of animals that are threatened with extinction. Bird conservation is in a privileged situation owing to the extensive biological information available about th... Read More about Role of Brazilian zoos in ex situ bird conservation: from 1981 to 2005.

Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size (2010)
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de Azevedo, C., Ferraz, J., Tinoco, H., Young, R., & Rodrigues, M. (2010). Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size. Acta ethologica, 13, 109-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-010-0080-7

The aim of this study was to evaluate activity–time budget, habitat use and how seasonality and group size influence the expression of greater rhea behaviours. Greater rheas are threatened South American birds; habitat loss, predation and hunting are... Read More about Time--activity budget of greater rheas (Rhea americana, Aves) on a human-disturbed area: the role of habitat, time of the day, season and group size.

Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005 (2010)
Journal Article
Azevedo, P., Mesquita, F., & Young, R. (2010). Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005. Journal of Fish Biology, 76(9), 2177-2193. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02668.x

To investigate Brazilian freshwater ichthyology, from 1986 to 2005, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science database searching for the keywords ‘fish’, ‘pisces’, ‘teleostei’ and the address field havin... Read More about Fishing for gaps in science: a bibliographic analysis of Brazilian freshwater ichthyology from 1986 to 2005.

How to Develop a Zoo-Based Environmental Enrichment Program: Incorporating Environmental Enrichment into Exhibits (2010)
Journal Article
Cipreste, C., de Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2010). How to Develop a Zoo-Based Environmental Enrichment Program: Incorporating Environmental Enrichment into Exhibits. #Journal not on list,

Research, conservation, leisure, and education are the main goals of zoos. To achieve these aims, zoos need to maintain a high level of animal welfare. One action undertaken to improve the psychological aspects of the captive animal’s life has bee... Read More about How to Develop a Zoo-Based Environmental Enrichment Program: Incorporating Environmental Enrichment into Exhibits.

Analysis of callouts made in relation to wild urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) and their implications for urban species management (2010)
Journal Article
Goulart, V., Teixeira, C., & Young, R. (2010). Analysis of callouts made in relation to wild urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) and their implications for urban species management. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 56, 641-649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-009-0362-4

In this study, we investigated what problems urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) face in a city environment through the analysis of responses to callouts (N = 348) made by the environmental police of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the... Read More about Analysis of callouts made in relation to wild urban marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) and their implications for urban species management.

GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare (2009)
Journal Article
Goulart, V., Azevedo, P., van de Schepop, J., Teixeira, C., Barcante, L., Azevedo, C., & Young, R. (2009). GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare. Zoo Biology, 28(6), 561-573. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20285

To investigate the science of animal welfare for zoo and wild animals in the period from 1966 to 2007, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of abstracts downloaded from The Web of Science© database using the keyword combination “Animal welfare, Zoo*... Read More about GAPs in the study of zoo and wild animal welfare.

Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries (2009)
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Reis, E., Soares, L., Vargas, S., Santos, F., Young, R., Bjorndal, K., …Lobo-Hajdu, G. (2010). Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries. Conservation Genetics, 11, 1467-1477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9975-0

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, is the most common species of sea turtle nesting in Brazil and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Our study characterizes the genetic structure of loggerheads in Brazil based on mitochondrial DNA control... Read More about Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries.

First observations of nest attendance behavior by wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus (2009)
Journal Article
Melo, L., Sabato, M., Magni, E., Young, R., & Coelho, C. (2009). First observations of nest attendance behavior by wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus. Zoo Biology, 28(1), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.20213

In many species of canids the male's role in reproduction extends to providing extensive or some parental care to his offspring. Maned wolves are a monogamous canid species whose males have been observed providing parental care to their offspring in... Read More about First observations of nest attendance behavior by wild maned wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus.

Estimating the diet of urban birds: the problems of anthropogenic food and food digestibility (2008)
Journal Article
Ottoni, I., de Oliveria, F., & Young, R. (2009). Estimating the diet of urban birds: the problems of anthropogenic food and food digestibility. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 117(1-2), 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2008.11.002

A variety of methods exist for assessing the diets of wild birds, each of which has its strengths and weaknesses. The objective of this study was to compare diet data collected in parallel by behavioural observations and faecal analysis from an urban... Read More about Estimating the diet of urban birds: the problems of anthropogenic food and food digestibility.