About the Authors

Gabriela Galateanu

galateanu@izw-berlin.de

Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Thomas B. Hildebrandt

Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Alexis Maillot

Affiliation Parc zoologique d’Amnéville, Amnéville, France

Pascal Etienne

Affiliation Parc zoologique de La Barben (Pélissane), La Barben, France

Romain Potier

Affiliation ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France

Baptiste Mulot

Affiliation ZooParc de Beauval, Saint-Aignan, France

Joseph Saragusty

Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Robert Hermes

Affiliation Department of Reproduction Management, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. Specifically, the following co-authors: A. Maillot, P. Etienne, R. Potier, and B. Mulot confirm that, in spite of them being employed by commercial companies, this does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials and that they are entitled and allowed to publish the results reported in our manuscript.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GG RH TBH. Performed the experiments: AM PE RP BM GG RH TBH. Analyzed the data: GG JS RH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GG JS TBH RH AM PE RP BM. Wrote the paper: GG RH JS. Critically reviewed and commented on the manuscript: GG JS TBH RH AM PE RP BM.