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The Effectiveness Of Visits To Dickerson Park Zoo On Guests' Conservation Mindedness And Behavior
<p>Today, there are more than 10,000 zoos worldwide that provide the public with opportunities to observe and learn about endangered and threatened species from ecosystems all over the world. Through direct and emotional interactions with wildlife at zoos, more than 600 million guests a year have a …
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Reproductive Endocrinology and Musth-Behavior of a Captive Male Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus)
… in serum from Onyx, a male elephant housed at Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, Missouri. Hormone concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA). His musth-related behavior and physiological conditions were recorded daily by elephant staff on a musth report. We found that Onyx's …
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Determination of an Estrous Cycle in Female Giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis) By Radioimmunoassay of Fecal Hormones
… Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi housed at Dickerson Park Zoo, and from two Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata housed at Baton Rouge Zoo. After extraction of the steroids from the feces via a 3:2 ethyl acetate/hexane solution, concentrations of progesterone and estradiol were determined by …