Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Animal Growth and Development

Animal growth and development encompasses the biological processes through which animals increase in size, mature physiologically, and progress through distinct life stages from conception to adulthood. Research published in Zoological Research on this topic addresses multiple dimensions of animal development, inclu…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 14× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2694-2275 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Animal growth and development encompasses the biological processes through which animals increase in size, mature physiologically, and progress through distinct life stages from conception to adulthood. Research published in Zoological Research on this topic addresses multiple dimensions of animal development, including experimental approaches to understanding developmental mechanisms and the nutritional factors that influence growth outcomes. The journal has featured studies examining how dietary components affect growth parameters in model organisms such as guinea pigs, investigating the digestibility and physiological effects of various forage plants and supplemental nutrients like spirulina on feed intake and nutrient utilization. Additional work has explored the broader ecological and health contexts that shape animal populations, including pathogenic factors that may impact domestic animal development and the conservation challenges facing large mammal populations in managed forest ecosystems. This research contributes to fundamental understanding of how nutrition, environment, and biological processes interact to determine growth trajectories across diverse animal species, with implications for animal husbandry, wildlife management, and experimental biology.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 14 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Animal Growth and Development, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Zoological Research (ISSN 2694-2275).

Journal editorial board
Alexander Ereskovsky · France ANDREI ALIMOV · Russia

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