dc.contributor.author | Rose, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Brereton, JE | |
dc.contributor.author | Rowden, LJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Lemos de Figueiredo, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Riley, LM | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-30T16:26:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-10-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | The modern zoo’s roles command empirical enquiry to determine the effectiveness of zoos locally and globally. Ten years ago, published work identified the need for
empirical research on a diverse range of species beyond charismatic zoo megafauna. We
review zoo-based research published in the decade since this original recommendation. We
collectively evaluate zoo-themed research papers from those working in zoos and those
external to zoos but studying zoo-housed animals. By systematically searching Web of
Science© for zoo-based research and performing inductive content analysis to code year,
journal, study animal’s taxonomic classification, and research aims and outputs we evaluate
trends in zoo-themed research, contrasted with trends in species holding. Significantly more
birds and fish are kept compared to mammals, reptiles and amphibians, but mammals are
consistently the primary research focus. Whilst output generally rises, only for birds is a
steady increase in publications apparent. Husbandry evaluation is a major aim/output, but
papers on pure biology, cognition and health also feature. Most publications lead to “specific
advancement of knowledge” including validation of methodologies. We show that: (1) trends
in species holdings are unrelated to trends in publication; (2) zoo-themed research makes
meaningful contributions to science; (3) zoo researchers should diversify their aim/output
categories and chosen study species to close the persisting research gaps that we have
identified. Finally, we discuss our findings in the context of evident species biases within
research outputs across the broader fields of zoology, conservation and ecology. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 29 October 2019 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1057/s41599-019-0345-3 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/39407 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Palgrave Macmillan | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://doi.org/10.24378/exe.1903 | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2019
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons
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regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from
the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/
licenses/by/4.0/. | en_GB |
dc.title | What’s new from the zoo? An analysis of ten years of zoo-themed research output | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-30T16:26:05Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2055-1045 | |
dc.description | This is the final published version. | en_GB |
dc.description | The dataset on publications gathered from scientific databases is
available at Open Research Exeter: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/
repository/handle/10871/39092. The dataset generated on species holdings are not publicly available due to this project still be researched but are available from author James E. Brereton upon reasonable request. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Palgrave Communications | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2019-10-07 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2019-10-29 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2019-10-30T15:51:29Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-10-30T16:26:08Z | |
refterms.panel | C | en_GB |