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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
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Health and Welfare Benefits of Computerized Cognitive Enrichment in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus) at the US Navy Marine Mammal Program

Authors: Kelley Winship, Abby McClain, Amber Ramos, Jennifer Dunham, Mark Xitco

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, computerized task, pinniped welfare

2024

Effects of Failure on California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Gameplay Strategies and Interest in a Cognitive Task: Implications for Cognitive Enrichment in Pinnipeds

Authors: Danielle L Roberts, Holli C Eskelinen, Kelley A Winship, Amber M Ramos, Mark J Xitco

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, california sea lion, cognitive enrichment, marine mammal welfare, technological enrichment

2023

The Introduction of a Novel Computerized Apparatus to California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)

Authors: Kelley A Winship, Amber Ramos, Mark J Xitco Jr

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

Keywords: california sea lion, cognition, cognitive enrichment, computer task, marine mammal, zalophus californianus

2023

Effect of bungee-carcass enrichment on behavior and fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in two species of zoo-housed felids

Authors: Amber D. Ruskell, Susan T. Meiers, Sean E. Jenkins, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bengal tiger, cortisol, cougar, enrichment, felis concolor, panthera tigris tigris, stereotypy

2015

Behavioral Correlates of Post-Breeding Weight Change in a Captive Flock of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber)

Authors: Austin L. Hughes, Amber Raynes, Caroline Driscoll, Jenna Babler

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, flamingos, phoenicopteridae, post-breeding behavior, social dominance

2013

The direct costs of living in a sexually harassing environment

Authors: Amber M. Makowicz, Ingo Schlupp

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: body condition, fitness, poecilia latipinna, sailfin molly, sexual conflict, sexual harassment, social environment

2013

Early manipulation of juvenile hormone has sexually dimorphic effects on mature adult behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

Authors: Kathryn J. Argue, Amber J. Yun, Wendi S. Neckameyer

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: courtship, dopamine, female receptivity, juvenile hormone, locomotion, sexual maturation

2013

Distressed Animal Behaviors and Some Recommendations for Improvements at the Kuala Lumpur Zoo, Malaysia

Authors: Amber Haque

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, captivity, zoos

2006

Effects of hand-rearing on the reproductive success of western lowland gorillas in North America

Authors: Sadie Ryan, Steven D. Thompson, Amber M. Roth, Kenneth C. Gold

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: mother-rearing, reproductive success, socialization, species survival plans, western lowland gorillas

2002

Anesthesia and humane euthanasia methods for king worm larvae (Zophobas morio)

Authors: Amber M. Lum, Krista A. Keller

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: insect, isoflurane, mortality rate, welfare

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