Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) are obligate colonial species that nest in large colonies, with monogamous pairs rearing a single chick following synchronised group courtship display. Within this relatively simplistic behavioural description, deviations from these social and reproductive norms apparent. Same sex pairings, multi-bird relationships extra pair copulations documented the literature...

The Australian red-claw crayfish (RCC) Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens 1868) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) has been introduced and promoted for freshwater aquaculture in many countries including Thailand. This study i) evaluates the growth performance of RCC near-natural conditions relative to captive ii) investigates how successfully can compete with a trophically functionally analog...

Captive breeding, spawning and larval development of endangered gastropod, horse conch, Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758) was studied reported from Thoothukudi, Southeast coast India for the first time. Wild collected brooders P. were spawned after 10 months rearing under captivity as a cluster egg cases on wall tank also above shell other conch. Each case had 150 to 460 numbers eggs. The ...

Abstract The white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes is endangered throughout its entire biogeographic range in Europe due to infection with Aphanomyces astaci (crayfish plague) and habitat deterioration. Ex situ propagation of increasing importance safeguard genetic resources enable restocking measures after the pathogen’s disappearance. This study aimed quantify impact crude protein ...

Introduction The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), representing approximately 200 North American professionally managed zoological institutions, recognises that zoos play a role in conservation through public education, scientific research, professional training and support of in situ conservation projects (Hutchins et al., 1995). Further, zoos are in a position to preserve threatene...

, Female Molothrus ater from Oklahoma at the subspecies border with M.a. obscurus were tested for their discrimination of songs from their native area and from Austin, Texas. This 400-km distance is characterized by a structural shift in the male cowbird's inclusion of the mid-song element, a structure found in the songs of Austin and the more southern M.a. obscurus populations but not in the s...

As the REIT regime has been expanding globally, corporate governance practices in emerging REIT markets have become a major concern for domestic and international investors alike. Idiosyncrasies stemming from the ownership models applied in Asian economies and the fact Asian REITs are often externally managed “captive entities” make issues pertaining to corporate governance of the listed real e...