In general, the heritability of fitness might be expected to be higher in captivity than in the wild, due to the lower environmental variability in captivity and importantly, the absence of primarily stochastic nest predation.
The direct relationship of home range size to abnormal behavior and high infant mortality in captivity existed independent of factors like the size and design of the enclosure and feeding schedules, the researchers report.
Due to a very high mortality rate in captivity due to stress, improper nutrition and infection, the pet trade is inflated by replacements.
Advantages of the marmoset model over other nonhuman primate models include the small size of the animals, reasonably sized housing space and conditions, easy handling, a high reproduction rate in captivity, their inexpensive keeping, their economic purchase price and the fact that no wild populations are endangered [44].
The growing number of high-ranking Zetas in captivity could help prosecutors build a strong case against Mr. Martínez.
High-ranking officers in captivity ordered their charges to give only name, rank and serial number, in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
High-status baboons bred in captivity show elevated levels of stress hormones and become ill more often when they are moved to groups where they no longer dominate.What to do about this sickness caused by other people's wealth?
On July 8 , 2002 in a ceremony in the White House East Room, Versace was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush for his heroism, the first time an Army POW had been awarded the nation's highest honor for actions in captivity.
Note that these conclusions are also consistent with those in previous sections relating to the importance of maintaining as high a Ne as possible in captivity (Frankham et al. 2002), and maximizing genetic diversity in the captive-release generation (i.e., just before reintroduction; Frankham 2008).
Even though such disease can have high mortality rates on animals in captivity, there are no documented cases of disease epidemics in wild orangutan populations.
