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Our Goals

  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=Elissa%20L.%20Pearson&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

Material and food exploration by zoo‐housed animals can inform cognition and enrichment apparatus design

Authors: Fay E Clark, Lucy Chivers, Olivia Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, cognition, enrichment, zoo

2022

Social structure and habitat design affect the impact of a novel feeding enrichment for alligators

Authors: Marisa Spain, Cayle Pearson, Adam E Rosenblatt

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: alligator, animal welfare, enrichment, zoo

2022

Effects of experimental chronic traffic noise exposure on adult and nestling corticosterone levels, and nestling body condition in a free-living bird

Authors: Allison S. Injaian, Conor C. Taff, Kira L. Pearson, Michelle M. Y. Gin, Gail L. Patricelli, Maren N. Vitousek

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anthropogenic noise, chronic stress, feeding rate, insect bolus, nestling body condition, tree swallow

2018

An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoo’s “Seal-the-Loop” donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behavior

Authors: Sarah Mellish, Ben Sanders, Carla A. Litchfield, Elissa L. Pearson

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, donate, marine debris, marine wildlife entanglement, zoo

2017

Effects of carprofen, meloxicam and butorphanol on broiler chickens’ performance in mobility tests

Authors: B. Hothersall, G. Caplen, R. M. A. Parker, C. J. Nicol, A. E. Waterman-Pearson, C. A. Weeks, J. C. Murrell

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: analgesia, animal welfare, broiler chicken, lameness, mobility, pain

2016

Crowding increases salivary cortisol but not self-directed behavior in captive baboons

Authors: Brandon L. Pearson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Peter G. Judge

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: anxiety, crowding, papio hamadryas hamadryas, repetitive behavior, salivary cortisol, stress

2015

Network Analysis of Social Changes in a Captive Chimpanzee Community Following the Successful Integration of Two Adult Groups

Authors: Anne Marijke Schel, Bruce Rawlings, Nicolas ClaidiÈRe, Claudia Wilke, J. E. N. Wathan, J. O. Richardson, Sophie Pearson, Elizabeth S. Herrelko, Andrew Whiten, Katie Slocombe

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: chimpanzee, integration, social network analysis, social relationships

2013

Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal

Authors: Robynne Kotze, Nigel C. Bennett, Elissa Z. Cameron, J. Low de Vries, David G. Marneweck, Christian W. W. Pirk, Fredrik Dalerum

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aardwolf, den, proteles cristatus, resource utilization, sexual selection, space use

2012

A Case Study of Orangutan and Siamang Behavior Within a Mixed-Species Zoo Exhibit

Authors: Elissa L. Pearson, Joanne M. Davis, Carla A. Litchfield

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: mixed species zoo exhibit, orangutan, siamang

2010

Effectiveness of saliva collection and enzyme-immunoassay for the quantification of cortisol in socially housed baboons

Authors: Brandon L. Pearson, Peter G. Judge, DeeAnn M. Reeder

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, hamadryas baboon, hpa axis, pole method, saliva assay

2008

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