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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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Using behavioral observations and genetic markers to characterize the flexible reproductive system in an ex situ population of carmine bee-eaters (Merops n. nubicus)

Authors: Gina M Ferrie, Tyler Hether, Ocean R Cohen, Eran L Brusilow, Christy C Sky, Shawnlei F Breeding, Katherine A Leighty, Paul J Schutz, Chelle Plasse, Tammie L Bettinger, Eric A Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, colony, parentage, population, relatedness, reproduction

2017

Application of video recording technology to improve husbandry and reproduction in the carmine bee-eater (Merops n. nubicus)

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Christy Sky, Paul J. Schutz, Glorieli Quinones, Shawnlei Breeding, Chelle Plasse, Katherine A. Leighty, Tammie L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bird, breeding, chick, egg, nest box, video

2016

Reproductive and parental behavior in Taveta golden weavers (Ploceus castaneiceps)

Authors: Annie J. Valuska, Katherine A. Leighty, Chelle Plassé, Paul Schutz, Val Nichols, Christy Sky, Shawnlei Breeding

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: husbandry, reproduction, social group

2015

Attempted Integration of Multiple Species of Turaco Into a Mixed-Species Aviary

Authors: Annie J. Valuska, Katherine A. Leighty, Gina M. Ferrie, Valerie D. Nichols, Cheryl L. Tybor, Chelle Plassé, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavior, breeding, visibility

2013

Identifying parentage using molecular markers: Improving accuracy of studbook records for a captive flock of marabou storks (Leptoptilus crumeniferus)

Authors: Gina M. Ferrie, Ocean R. Cohen, Paul Schutz, Katherine A. Leighty, Chelle Plasse, Tammie L. Bettinger, Eric A. Hoffman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, extra-pair paternity, microsatellite, parentage, pedigree, studbook

2013

Hand-rearing and sex determination tool for the taveta golden weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps)

Authors: Shawnlei Breeding, Gina M. Ferrie, Paul Schutz, Katherine A. Leighty, Chelle Plassé

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: chick growth, fledge, genetic sexing, parent-rear, weight gain

2012

Use of novel nest boxes by carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicus) in captivity

Authors: Jennifer J. Elston, Jennifer Carney, Glorieli Quinones, Christy Sky, Chelle Plasse, Tammie Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, captive propagation, carmine bee-eater, merops nubicus, reproduction

2007

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