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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.
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A Conceptual Model for Understanding Types of Visitor Effects and Suggestions for Improving Visitor Effects Research

Authors: Ashley N Edes, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice

Keywords: animal behavior, animal visitor interaction (AVI), emotional arousal, five domains model, visitor effects

2024

Biological and Management-Related Predictors of Reproductive Success in North American Ex Situ Asian Small-Clawed Otters (Aonyx cinereus)

Authors: Ashley D. Franklin, Monica M. McDonald, Mary Agnew, Sarah Duncan, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: breeding programs, deslorelin, habitat complexity, mate incompatibility, reproductive viability analysis (RVA), reversibility, Suprelorin, zoo

2023

Characterization of Current Husbandry and Veterinary Care Practices of the Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) Using an Online Survey

Authors: Ashley J. Kirby, Julie A. Balko, Caroline E. C. Goertz, Gregory A. Lewbart

Publication/Journal: Veterinary Sciences

Keywords: anesthesia, octopus, sedation, veterinary

2023

Comparing Predictors and Outcomes of Higher Allostatic Load across Zoo-Housed African Great Apes

Authors: Ashley N Edes, Katie L Edwards, Dawn Zimmerman, Balbine Jourdan, Douglas E Crews, Barbara A Wolfe, Donald L Neiffer, Janine L Brown

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: biomarkers, bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas, morbidity, mortality, stress

2023

Zoo studies in primate physiology, health, and welfare

Authors: Ashley N Edes

Publication/Journal: american Journal of Primatology

Keywords: primates, zoos

2023

Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species

Authors: Ashley N. Edes, Nathan C. Liu, Eli Baskir, Karen L. Bauman, Corinne P. Kozlowski, Helen L. Clawitter, David M. Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: banteng, behavior, cortisol, gorillas, grizzly bears, physiology, polar bears, zoo research

2022

Investigating Welfare Metrics for Snakes at the Saint Louis Zoo

Authors: Lauren Augustine, Eli Baskir, Corinne P Kozlowski, Stephen Hammack, Justin Elden, Mark D Wanner, Ashley D Franklin, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords:

2022

Behavioral interactions and glucocorticoid production of Somali wild ass (Equus africanus somaliensis) mothers and foals

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Eli Baskir, Helen L Clawitter, Ashley D Franklin, Tim Thier, Martha Fischer, David M Powell, Cheryl S Asa

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: affiliative behavior, agonistic behavior, equid, fecal hormone, mother-offspring, nursing

2021

Functional Analysis and Successful Treatment of a Captive Rhesus Macaque’s Disruptive Behavior

Authors: Andrea N Franklin, AL Martin, JE Perlman, MA Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, disruptive behavior, functional analysis, nonhuman primate, positive reinforcement training

2021

Glucocorticoid Production, Activity Levels, And Personality Traits Of Fennec Foxes (Vulpes zerda) Managed For Different Roles In Zoos

Authors: Corinne P Kozlowski, Karen L Bauman, Ashley D Franklin, John M Sahrmann, Marieke Gartner, Eli Baskir, Sheri Hanna, Kathleen LaMattina, Alice Seyfried, David M Powell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: ambassador animals, circadian rhythm, cortisol metabolites, fennec foxes, pedometer, temperament

2021

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