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Using natural history and field studies as context for examining behavior, energy requirements, nutrient intake patterns, and health of zoo-housed animals.
Using natural history and field studies as context for examining behavior, energy requirements, nutrient intake patterns, and health of zoo-housed animals.
CWRU MS student, Maura Plocek, observes Colobus guereza feeding behavior as part of her thesis examining the effects of diet, environment, and phylogeny on colobus monkey gut microbiome and health.
Dr. Noah Dunham, Research Curator and primatologist at CMZ, investigates relationships among animal behavior, diet, and health.
Adult female Francois langur, Gloria, consumes locally-sourced honey locust seed pods as part of a study designed to quantify nutrient intake and promote natural foraging behaviors.
Ongoing projects and contributors
Bold = BioScience Alliance Affiliates
Plocek Maura, Noah Dunham. Initiated in 2020. The effects of phylogeny, diet, and captivity on the composition of the colobus monkey fecal microbiome
Dunham Noah, Diana Koester, Sam Bowman, Sarah Miller. Initiated 2019. Preliminary investigation of total energy expenditure, nutrient intake, fiber digestibility, and feeding behavior in zoo-housed tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus matschiei): implications for health and husbandry.
Dunham Noah, Kaylin Tennant, Pam Dennis, Andy Loudon. Initiated 2019. Effects of honey locust seed pods on the behavior, nutrient intake, and gut microbiome of zoo-housed prehensile-tailed porcupines and Francois langurs.
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