Appendages in zoo-housed animals: application of thermal imaging to study the thermal state of wildlife under human care

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CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:21Z
Fecha de publicación2026-01-01
ResumenThe present review aims to discuss the application of infrared thermography as a non-invasive tool in wildlife species under human care to determine the role of uninsulated appendages such as horns, antlers, ossicones, casques, beak/bill, proboscis, and legs in animals' thermoregulation. Currently, thermal imaging in the ocular and auricular surfaces of zoo-housed species is used to evaluate the physical and mental state of animals. However, zoos house a wide diversity of animals with highly vascularized appendages, for which infrared thermography research is limited. This review will also describe and analyze the anatomical characteristics of each appendage to establish if they can serve as thermal windows according to the species. For example, bovid horns, antlers, ossicones, beaks/bills, and elephant tusks might be considered thermal windows that reflect vasomotor changes. In contrast, the rhinoceros horn is devoid of blood vessels, where vasodilation or vasoconstriction cannot be evaluated using infrared thermography. Moreover, structures such as the elephant trunk and pinna, and avian and mammal legs have shown environmental influences on the surface temperature. Future studies on zoo-housed animals are required to accurately determine their association with the thermal state and even with clinical conditions in wildlife under human care.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104476es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5190
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDes_ES
RelaciónJournal of Thermal Biologyes_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104476es_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteJournal of Thermal Biology
Palabra claveInfrared thermographyes_ES
Palabra claveZoo-housed specieses_ES
Palabra claveHornes_ES
Palabra claveElephant trunkes_ES
Palabra claveElephant tuskes_ES
Palabra claveBeak thermoregulationes_ES
TítuloAppendages in zoo-housed animals: application of thermal imaging to study the thermal state of wildlife under human carees_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adriana
AutorMora-Medina, Patricia
AutorOlmos-Hernandez, Adriana
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismael
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorGomez-Medina, Carlos
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandro
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adrianaes_ES
AutorMora-Medina, Patriciaes_ES
AutorOlmos-Hernandez, Adrianaes_ES
AutorHernandez-Avalos, Ismaeles_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorGomez-Medina, Carloses_ES
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandroes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2026.104476
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen139es_ES

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