Herpetofauna in Zoos and Public Aquariums: Welfare and Conservation
A special issue of Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens (ISSN 2673-5636).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2077
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wildlife; conservation; ecology; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecology and evolution
Interests: conservation; conservation biology; wildlife conservation; mammals; wildlife biology; wildlife ecology; infectious disease epidemiology; ecology; anesthesia; zoonotic diseases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Zoos and public aquariums have played an important role in the conservation of species around the world. To achieve the success in their in situ and ex situ conservation programs, they have applied strict animal welfare standards. However, in the case of herpetofauna, there are still gaps in the knowledge on the methods of assessing the welfare status of the species. To define some welfare indicators in amphibians and reptiles, a solid knowledge of their reproductive biology, nutrition, physiology, and behavior is required.
In this context, the aim of this Special Issue is to present new research on the welfare and conservation of amphibians and reptiles under human care. We encourage the submission of manuscripts focusing on environmental education, reproduction, nutrition, behavior, physiology, diseases, conservation successes and failures, and bioethics. The different approaches of these disciplines will allow us to obtain a holistic view of welfare. This issue is open to review and research papers on any species of herpetofauna under captive management conditions either in zoos or aquariums.
Submissions are not required to be hypothesis-driven, but data should be systematically collected with appropriate assessments made on data accuracy and reliability. Similarly, statistical analysis of data is not required; however, data should be clearly reported with descriptive statistics, as appropriate. Authors submitting manuscripts without statistical analysis should be particularly careful and should limit their interpretation of data. Authors are welcome to contact the Special Issue editors to discuss proposed papers, particularly those working within zoological and/or public aquariums/wildlife centres who may be unfamiliar with scientific publishing.
Dr. José Rogelio Cedeño-Vázquez
Dr. Jonathan S. Pérez Flores
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- amphibians
- reptiles
- zoos and public aquariums
- welfare and conservation
