Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Effects of handling and short-term captivity: a multi-behaviour approach using red sea urchins, Mesocentrotus franciscanus

Understanding the effects of captivity-induced stress on wild-caught animals after their release back into the wild is critical for the long-term success of relocation and reintroduction programs. To date, most of the research on captivity stress has focused on vertebrates, with far less attention p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aneesh P.H. Bose, Daniel Zayonc, Nikolaos Avrantinis, Natasha Ficzycz, Jonathan Fischer-Rush, Fiona T. Francis, Siobhan Gray, Faye Manning, Haley Robb, Coralee Schmidt, Christine Spice, Aari Umedaly, Jeff Warden, Isabelle M. Côté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Invertebrate
Reintroduction
Relocation
Echinoderm
Stress
Animal welfare
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6556.pdf

Internet

https://peerj.com/articles/6556.pdf

Similar Items