San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

Recent papers from San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research

1. Temporal dynamics of EEHV shedding and viremia in African elephants (Loxodonta africana ) in the United StatesJournal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2026
2. Phyllostomid bats across habitat categories in artisanal and small-scale gold mining concessions, Madre de Dios, Peru2026
3. Ex situ thermal acclimation alters temperature selection with limited post-release effects in an endangered frog ( Rana muscosa )Royal Society Open Science · 2026
4. Ecotourism Participation and Environmental Stewardship in the Peruvian AmazonSustainability · 2026
5. Assessing the Influence of Interference Competition on Ecologically Similar Species Threatened by Habitat LossWildlife Letters · 2026
6. Jaguar Range‐Wide Connectivity: Prioritising Core Areas and Corridors Between and Within Protected Areas and Indigenous LandsGlobal Change Biology · 2026
7. Management coverage and spatial gaps for carnivore habitat across MexicoConservation Science and Practice · 2026
8. Unlocking the value of cloning for wildlife conservation with research priorities, open collaborations, data/information sharing, and ethics as keys to successReproduction Fertility and Development · 2026
9. Space Use Change Associated With Climate Induces Camouflage Mismatch to Increase Extinction Risk in an Endangered MammalGlobal Change Biology · 2026
10. Advanced reproductive age is associated with changes in ovarian architecture and extracellular matrix composition in the South African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)Theriogenology Wild · 2026
11. De-extinction of the Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni)Journal of Reproduction and Development · 2026
12. Long-term isolation and introgression shape the genomic distinctiveness of Rice’s Whale2026
13. Reticulated Giraffe habitat use and connectivity across conservancies in Laikipia county, KenyaLandscape Ecology · 2026
14. Responses to Scent Marks in a Wild Group of Leontocebus Weddelli : Insights for Sexual CommunicationAmerican Journal of Primatology · 2026
15. Improving the use of expert opinion in disease risk analysis for conservation translocationsConservation Biology · 2026
16. A Multi‐City Assessment of Genomic Evolution in the Native Wildflower Impatiens capensisEvolutionary Applications · 2026
17. Ensuring the future of Atlantic bluefin tunaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
18. Historical and contemporary genomes of an endangered rodent reveal shifts in environmentally associated genesScience Advances · 2026
19. Identifying practical pathways from animal culture theory to conservation practiceBiological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
20. From Salvage to Science: Overcoming initial challenges and developing an adaptively managed program for an endangered amphibian, the Mountain-yellow legged frog (Rana muscosa)Theriogenology Wild · 2026