Research Projects

Anna Francis

Research

This archive contains just a few of the 700+ projects supported by BIAZA members every year.
Many of these projects are BIAZA annual award winners and commendations.

Do mating traits evolve ex situ, and should we care? Zoo conservation breeding programmes are an essential tool in conservation efforts. However, changes in animal behaviour over generations can impact the success of these programmes. Acoustic (vocal) communication plays an important role in a range of social behaviours in birds, ... Find out More

Human presence effects on mantellas and dart frogs: something to croak about? As zoo professionals, we are well aware that human presence is an unavoidable part of our animal’s lives. Human presence commonly comes in the form of visitor presence, though we should also consider the effects of care staff, educators and maintenance. While studies of human-animal ... Find out More

The Butterfly Effect The Butterfly Effect - How establishing a formal transect for long-term population monitoring breathed new life into the Twycross Zoo Nature Reserve, Community and Native Species Programme Butterflies are well-known indicators of environmental health and essential building blocks of ... Find out More

Understanding the dynamics and determinants of recovery in the mountain chicken frog (Leptodactylus fallax) following its near extinction due to infectious disease The Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax, MCF) is a giant amphibian, endemic to the Lesser Antilles. Once an abundant wild food resource on its home islands of Dominica and Montserrat, the MCF became Critically Endangered and illegal to harvest in the 2000’s following an outbreak of ... Find out More

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