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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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Nest distribution varies with dispersal method and familiarity-mediated aggression for two sympatric ants

Authors: Colby J. Tanner, Laurent Keller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: familiarity-mediated aggression, fission dispersal, plectroctena mandibularis, spatial distribution, streblognathus peetersi

2012

The gross anatomy, cellular structure, and fatty acid composition of adipose tissue in captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Richard H. Colby, Christine A. Mattacks, Caroline M. Pond

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: diet, fatty acid, heart, kidney, liver, obesity, unsaturation index, zoo

1993

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