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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=C.M.%20Sherwin&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Comparing the relative benefits of grooming-contact and full-contact pairing for laboratory-housed adult female Macaca fascicularis

Authors: G.H. Lee, J.P. Thom, K.L. Chu, C.M. Crockett

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: abnormal behavior, environmental enrichment, laboratory macaques, pair housing, psychological well-being, social housing

2012

Detecting autocorrelation problems from GPS collar data in livestock studies

Authors: H.L. Perotto-Baldivieso, S.M. Cooper, A.F. Cibils, M. Figueroa-Pagán, K. Udaeta, C.M. Black-Rubio

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal tracking, distance statistics, livestock, sampling intervals

2012

Modelling the emergence and stability of a vertically transmitted cultural trait in bottlenose dolphins

Authors: Anna M. Kopps, William B. Sherwin

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, dating, fitness benefit, individual-based model, innovation rate, learning fidelity, social learning, sponging, tursiops sp.

2012

Sleep and Obesity: A Focus on Animal Models

Authors: V. Mavanji, C.J. Billington, C.M. Kotz, J.A. Teske

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: animal models, circadian clock, eds, obesity, rem sleep, sleep, sleep fragmentation, sws-delta power

2012

The Use of a Running Wheel to Measure Activity in Rodents: Relationship to Energy Balance, General Activity, and Reward

Authors: C.M. Novak, P.R. Burghardt, J.A. Levine

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: brain, energy balance, reward, running wheel, wheel-running activity

2012

Friends with benefits: On the positive consequences of pet ownership

Authors: A.R. McConnell, C.M. Brown, T.M. Shoda., L.E. Stayton, C.E. Martin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Keywords: pets, relationships, social support, the self, well-being

2011

Signs of mood and anxiety disorders in chimpanzees

Authors: Ferdowsian, H.R., Durham, D.L., Kimwele, C., Kranendonk, G., Otali, E.,, Akugizibwe, T., Mulcahy, J. B., Ajarova, L., Johnson, C.M.

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: anxiety disorders, captivity, chimpanzees, depression, mood disorders, nonhuman primates, psychological well-being, ptsd, welfare

2011

The Welfare, Housing and Husbandry of Elephants in UK Zoos

Authors: Moira Harris, Chris Sherwin, Stephen Harris

Publication/Journal:

Keywords: animal welfare, captive, captivity, elephant, elephas, loxodonta, welfare

2008

Behavioral responses to the zoo environment by white handed gibbons

Authors: C.M. Cooke, M.A. Schillaci

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: captive behavior, gibbons, hylobates lar, scratching, territoriality, zoo visitors

2007

A Case Study: Fecal Corticosteroid and Behavior as Indicators of Welfare During Relocation of an Asian Elephant

Authors: N Laws, A Ganswindt, M Heistermann, M Harris, S Harris, C Sherwin

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: adrenal activity, behavior, behaviour, elephant, elephas maximus, elisa, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, noninvasive, welfare

2007

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