Oxidative stress, activity behaviour and body mass in captive parrots | Zendy

Stephen D. Larcombe | Zendy; C A Tregaskes | Zendy; Jo Coffey | Zendy; A. E. Stevenson | Zendy; Lucille Alexander | Zendy; Kathryn E. Arnold | Zendy

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Oxidative stress, activity behaviour and body mass in captive parrots

Author(s) -

Stephen D. Larcombe,

C A Tregaskes,

Jo Coffey,

A. E. Stevenson,

Lucille Alexander,

Kathryn E. Arnold

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cov045

Subject(s) - oxidative stress , biology , comet assay , captivity , reactive oxygen species , lipid peroxidation , dna damage , zoology , antioxidant , melopsittacus , oxidative phosphorylation , physiology , biochemistry , dna

Captive breeding programmes are common for many parrot species. We show that in small parrots kept in standard cages with ad libitum food, high weight gain was prevalent and linked with a risk of DNA damage. Such damage could explain the poor health, fertility and survival of many captive parrots.

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