During the ongoing biodiversity crisis, captive conservation and breeding programs offer a
refuge for species to persist and provide source populations for reintroduction efforts …

Wild animals are brought into captivity for many reasons—conservation, research,
agriculture and the exotic pet trade. While the physical needs of animals are met in captivity …

Marine animals in the wild are often difficult to access, so they are studied in captivity.
However, the implicit assumption that physiological processes of animals in artificial …

Applying physiological tools, knowledge and concepts to understand conservation problems
(ie conservation physiology) has become commonplace and confers an ability to understand …

Simple Summary Animals in zoos can adapt to many noises they hear on a regular basis.
However, construction noise that is intense or occurs unpredictably may negatively impact …

Captive breeding programs are an increasingly important tool for species' conservation
efforts, but not all species reproduce well in captivity. Identifying factors that affect the …

Simple Summary Animal welfare measures have been designed to improve the health and
environmental conditions of animals living under human control, for whatever reason …

Corticosterone does not change in consistent ways across species and contexts, making it
challenging to use as an indicator of chronic stress. We assessed DNA damage as a …

Reproduction involves the integration of hormonal signals acting across multiple systems to
generate a synchronised physiological output. A critical component of reproduction is the …

Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) acts to inhibit reproduction at all levels of the
hypothalamo–pituitary–gonad axis. GnIH expression and/or immunoreactivity in the …