, 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...

Extinction of tree snails of the genus Partula on Moorea, following introduction of the predatory snail Euglandina rosea, has challenged conservation biology during years of successive captive breeding of small rescued populations. An experimental release of three Partula species into a predator-proof patch of native forest on Moorea was designed to test effectiveness of physical and chemical m...

Wildlife trade, when unsustainable, can be an important threat to biodiversity conservation. In this contribution, we explored the use of digital data investigate online market for songbirds in Indonesia, where keeping pet is a deeply rooted cultural practice. We examined spatial characteristics three dimensions songbird trade using from sources: birdwatchers’ sightings as proxy supply market, ...

The Devils Hole pupfish is restricted to one wild population in a single aquifer-fed thermal pool in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Since 1995 the pupfish has been in a nearly steady decline, where it was perched on the brink of extinction at 35-68 fish in 2013. A major strategy for conserving the pupfish has been the establishment of additional captive or "refuge" populations, bu...

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...

Providing qualitative and quantitative haematologic references of neglected captive wild animals is pivotal for the sanctuary health management improvement. Changeable hawk eagles (Nisaetus chirratus) are abundantly kept in which no reference ever reported. This study aimed to present visual keys morphometric changeable eagles’ blood cells as standard further count. The peripheral smears were p...

A special issue on the interface between cognition and care for animals in captive settings. Within the special issue are papers examining different aspects of cognitive tasks as possible outlets for different terrestrial animals often found in captive settings such as zoological facilities and laboratories.

Studies with captive fowl have revealed that they possess greater cognitive capacities than previously thought. We now know that fowl have sophisticated cognitive and communicative skills, which had hitherto been associated only with certain primates. Several theories have been advanced to explain the evolution of such complex behavior. Central to these theories is the enlargement of the brain ...