The Weight of Rothschild Giraffe—Is It Really Well Known?

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F16%3A73125" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/16:73125 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21308" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21308</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21308" target="_blank" >10.1002/zoo.21308</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Weight of Rothschild Giraffe—Is It Really Well Known?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Despite being regularly bred in zoos, giraffes remain a challenge, especially in terms of feeding. Assessment of factors influencing growth and weight changes during ontogeny, as well as analysis of weight fluctuations in adult individuals, may become a critical point in captive diet evaluation. Knowledge about weight is a crucial husbandry tool, however, such data are rarely acquired. Using a unique dataset from regularly weighed Rothschild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) from Prague zoo, we determined the growth functions of male and female giraffes and calculated weight gains during giraffe ontogeny. The mean weights of adult males and females were 1307 and 835 kg, respectively confirming the large overall dimensions of G. c. rothschildi in comparison with other giraffe subspecies. As the giraffe is a polygynous species showing considerable sexual dimorphism, we expected male calves to have larger first weights and faster growth during the most intensive period of maternal care. Grow

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Weight of Rothschild Giraffe—Is It Really Well Known?

Popis výsledku anglicky

Despite being regularly bred in zoos, giraffes remain a challenge, especially in terms of feeding. Assessment of factors influencing growth and weight changes during ontogeny, as well as analysis of weight fluctuations in adult individuals, may become a critical point in captive diet evaluation. Knowledge about weight is a crucial husbandry tool, however, such data are rarely acquired. Using a unique dataset from regularly weighed Rothschild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) from Prague zoo, we determined the growth functions of male and female giraffes and calculated weight gains during giraffe ontogeny. The mean weights of adult males and females were 1307 and 835 kg, respectively confirming the large overall dimensions of G. c. rothschildi in comparison with other giraffe subspecies. As the giraffe is a polygynous species showing considerable sexual dimorphism, we expected male calves to have larger first weights and faster growth during the most intensive period of maternal care. Grow

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2016

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ZOO BIOLOGY

ISSN

0733-3188

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

35

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

423-431

Kód UT WoS článku

000385726800007

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84994106403