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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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Diurnal and Nocturnal Activity Time Budgets of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) in a Zoological Park

Authors: D. E. Lukacs, M. Poulin, H. Besenthal, O. C. Fad, S. P. Miller, J. L. Atkinson, E. J Finegan

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal management, asian elephant, behavior, elephas maximus, husbandry, thermoregulation, welfare

2016

A modified operational sequence methodology for zoo exhibit design and renovation: Conceptualizing animals, staff, and visitors as interdependent coworkers

Authors: Nicholas J. Kelling, Diann E. Gaalema, Angela S. Kelling

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: human factors, operational sequence diagrams, welfare, zoo exhibit design

2014

Technology at the Zoo: The Influence of a Touchscreen Computer on Orangutans and Zoo Visitors

Authors: B. M. Perdue, A. W. Clay, D. E. Gaalema, T. L. Maple, T. S. Stoinski

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: attitudes, computer, on-exhibit, orangutans, technology, touchscreen, zoo visitor

2012

Animal play and animal welfare

Authors: Suzanne D. E. Held, Marek Spinka

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: animal play, animal welfare, captive animal

2011

Factors affecting aggression in a captive flock of Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis)

Authors: Bonnie M. Perdue, Diann E. Gaalema, Allison L. Martin, Stephanie M. Dampier, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: age differences, aggression, flamingo, same-sex pair bond, sex differences

2011

Food Preference, Keeper Ratings, and Reinforcer Effectiveness in Exotic Animals: The Value of Systematic Testing

Authors: Diann E. Gaalema, Bonnie M. Perdue, Angela S. Kelling

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: elephants, food preference, pandas, reinforcer effectiveness

2011

Postoccupancy evaluations in zoological settings

Authors: A.S. Kelling, D.E. Gaalema

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: design, postoccupancy evaluation, zoo, zoo staff, zoo visitor

2011

Visual discrimination and reversal learning in rough-necked monitor lizards (Varanus rudicollis)

Authors: Diann E. Gaalema

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: learning, reptiles, rough-necked monitors, varanus rudicollis, visual discrimination

2011

The use of technology to enhance zoological parks

Authors: Andrea W. Clay, Bonnie M. Perdue, Diann E. Gaalema, Francine L. Dolins, Mollie A. Bloomsmith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: computers, enrichment, technology, visitor experience, welfare, zoo

2010

Photoperiod manipulation to increase the productivity of black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) and Siberian polecats (M. eversmanii)

Authors: H. A. Branvold, D. E. Biggins, J. H. Wimsatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: endangered species, mustelid, reproduction

2003

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