Design and test of novel scent enrichments to enhance breeding of zoo-housed lemurs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]
Background Zoos use environmental enrichments, including scents, which may have applications to improve breeding success for taxa, such as lemurs, which rely heavily on olfactory communication. We aimed to develop novel, biologically-relevant scent enrichments to trigger mating behaviours of zoo-hou...
Main Authors: | Stefano Vaglio, Emily Elwell, Sara Fontani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2024-02-01
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Series: | F1000Research |
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Online Access: | https://f1000research.com/articles/13-123/v1 |
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