Evaluating group housing strategies for the ex-situ conservation of harlequin frogs (Atelopus spp.)...
Evaluating group housing strategies for the ex-situ conservation of harlequin frogs (Atelopus spp.) using behavioral and physiological indicators
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United States: Public Library of Science
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We have established ex situ assurance colonies of two endangered Panamanian harlequin frogs, Atelopus certus and Atelopus glyphus, but observed that males fought with each other when housed as a group. Housing frogs individually eliminated this problem, but created space constraints. To evaluate the potential stress effects from aggressive interact...
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Evaluating group housing strategies for the ex-situ conservation of harlequin frogs (Atelopus spp.) using behavioral and physiological indicators
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1977558193
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1977558193
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0090218
