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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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Integrating Measures of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites and Giving-Up Densities to Assess Adrenocortical Activity and Well-Being in Zoo-Housed Three-Banded Armadillos (Tolypeutes matacus)

Authors: Jennifer Howell-Stephens, Emily J. Potratz, Joel S. Brown, Dave Bernier, Rachel M. Santymire

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental modifications, foraging behavior, human managed care, stress physiology

2023

Does Handling for Public Talks in Zoos Affect the Behaviour of Captive Mexican Red-Kneed Spiders Brachypelma hamorii?

Authors: Charlotte Gresham, Fiona Mathews, Amanda Ferguson, Jamie Mitchell, Lisa Clifforde, Dave Clarke, Lewis J. Rowden

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity, enclosure use, handling, invertebrate, spiders, welfare

2022

Is wounding aggression in zoo-housed chimpanzees and ring-tailed lemurs related to zoo visitor numbers?

Authors: Geoff Hosey, Vicky Melfi, Isabel Formella, Samantha J. Ward, Marina Tokarski, Dave Brunger, Sara Brice, Sonya P. Hill

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, captivity, visitor effect

2016

The effects of extrinsic stress on somatic markers and behavior are dependent on animal housing conditions

Authors: Damien Huzard, Dave G. Mumby, Carmen Sandi, Guillaume L. Poirier, Michael A. van der Kooij

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, environmental enrichment, resilience, social behavior, stress

2015

Effects of management strategies on glucocorticoids and behavior in Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis): Translocation and operant conditioning

Authors: Jonnie M. Capiro, Monica A. Stoops, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Dave Clawson, Mandi W. Schook

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, glucocorticoids, indian rhinoceros, operant conditioning, stress, transport

2014

Using Fecal Hormonal and Behavioral Analyses to Evaluate the Introduction of Two Sable Antelope at Lincoln Park Zoo

Authors: Erin Loeding, Jeanette Thomas, Dave Bernier, Rachel Santymire

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: fecal hormonal analysis, introduction, sable antelope, zoo

2011

Serum testosterone and musth in captive male African and Asian elephants

Authors: K. A. Cooper, J. D. Harder, D. H. Clawson, D. L. Fredrick, G. A. Lodge, H. C. Peachey, T. J. Spellmire, D. P. Winstel

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elephas maximus, loxodonta africana, temporal gland

1990

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