Zoological Society of San Diego

Recent papers from Zoological Society of San Diego

1. Dog-assisted scat sampling reveals genetic diversity, structure, and relatedness in black-footed cats (Felis nigripes)2026
2. Temporal dynamics of EEHV shedding and viremia in African elephants (Loxodonta africana ) in the United StatesJournal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2026
3. Insights into tiger farming practice and localized tiger farming decline in Nghe An Province, VietnamOryx · 2026
4. Looking for Leucocytozoon: hemosporidia species in California great horned owls (Bubo virginianus)Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin · 2026
5. Non-invasive genomic sampling uncovers novel connectivities and origins of confiscated gorillasGenome biology · 2026
6. The temporal environmental correlates of spotted hyena ( Crocuta crocuta ) encounters with livestock enclosures: Insights from central KenyaConservation Science and Practice · 2026
7. Ex situ thermal acclimation alters temperature selection with limited post-release effects in an endangered frog ( Rana muscosa )Royal Society Open Science · 2026
8. Conservation Genomics Provides Essential Insights for the Management of Endangered Populations and the Utility of Ex Situ Collections for Species Recovery: A Case Study in Encephalartos latifrons.2026
9. Future Challenges and Opportunities for the Viability of Animal Populations in Zoos and AquariumsZoo Biology · 2026
10. A Coordinated U.S. Biobank Alliance for the Zoological and Conservation CommunityZoo Biology · 2026
11. Assessing the Influence of Interference Competition on Ecologically Similar Species Threatened by Habitat LossWildlife Letters · 2026
12. The distribution of fitness effects of nonsynonymous mutations varies phylogenetically across animalsPLoS Biology · 2026
13. Integrated molecular analysis of granulosa cells and follicular fluid extracellular vesicles reveals predictive biomarkers of oocyte maturation in the southern white rhinocerosFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · 2026
14. Crescentic Hair Shaft Defects and Piedra‐Like Lesions With Follicular Invasion in Northern Elephant Seals ( Mirounga angustirostris )Veterinary Dermatology · 2026
15. De-extinction of the Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)Journal of Reproduction and Development · 2026
16. Long-term isolation and introgression shape the genomic distinctiveness of Rice’s Whale2026
17. A Spatially Explicit Distribution Model to Support Conservation Strategies for Isolated Small‐Ranged Species: A Case Study From GalápagosDiversity and Distributions · 2026
18. No safe refuge? Contrasting effects of hunting on rainforest mammal persistence and (re)colonisationJournal of Applied Ecology · 2026
19. New approaches to discovering epigenetic rules of homeostasis in diverse mammal speciesBMC Genomics · 2026
20. Environmental and Anthropogenic Drivers of Giraffe Occurrence and Relative Abundance in a Mixed‐Use SavannahAfrican Journal of Ecology · 2026