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The encephalization quotient (QE) are calculated for each species using the allometric equation describing the brain mass to body mass relationship (modified from Lisney & Collin, 2006). The...
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We sometimes encounter these Microturbellaria-like worms. They are found in the mesohaline reaches of the Schelde estuary (Belgium) Does anyone know what kind of worms these are? Thanks in...
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Sanction for Owl hunting and trade, Does anybody know the legal provision of sanction (fine or prison) in the following countries for getting involved in poaching and illegal trade of...
28 March 2017 7,697 3 View
The husbandry methods and techniques used at smithsonian zoo which are used during the captive breeding of their clouded leopards (Neofilis nebulosa). To include diets, housing, stud books etc.
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I'd like to pull venom from my pet lionfish. I can imagine that pressure and puncture of a basic seal on a beaker or something will work, but is there a good type of seal to use? and how should I...
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Tetrao urogallus, telemetry, reliable and long-lasting (=2 years) tags
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Hi. I am looking for an app that will allow me to map a route, show where on the route I am and record a species list at survey points along the route. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
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I was suggested to use moth scales for DNA barcoding and identification of species, and I would like to know if this is possible, and if so, how?
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Hi everyone, I'm finding a lot of different answers to this question and struggling to find sources for any of them. Can someone please point me in the direction of a few quality research articles...
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We are preparing conservation materials on Himalayan black bears and would like to put some interesting facts about the species on brochure and posters. We tried searching for the facts in...
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I currently keep Brown Banded Bamboo Sharks, (Chiloscyllum punctatum) in a community tank. However I have been trying to supplement their diet of frozen whitefish fillets with mussels to provide...
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I currently take care of a Snowflake Moray Eel (Echidna nebulosa) at my university, I currently feed him whole fish (probably from the Sprattus genus) which he normally takes like it's his last...
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We are planning to sample crustaceans from intertidal area during low tides using transects. We want to catch all within the transects. However it's difficult to catch them because they can escape...
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I can identify to species beetle fragments from Little Owl pellets, especially from Britain or Western Europe. I think this will inform feeding habits/ foraging sites of the birds, as well as...
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Just got a tricky question from a journalist. Is there any data out there on which body parts / organs different mammalian carnivores eat first? She had heard that most predators start with the...
28 February 2017 8,210 8 View
A google search and attempts to order through a Veterinarian have failed to help me so far. I wondered if anyone can advise me of a supplier here in Australia or am I best to just buy...
13 February 2017 8,472 2 View
By reading about the two techniques, we understand the mechanism by which these dye acts in both methodologies. However, what is the biological interpretation of each of them? Can we use both...
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Does anyone have records on harpy eagle for Costa Rica (with evidence)? Alguien tiene registros de harpía para Costa Rica con evidencias?
02 February 2017 5,749 4 View
I am preparing a project of enrichment of captive Sun bear. There are two sun bears staying together in the zoo, both of them are 3 years old, one is female, another one is male. The female one...
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