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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=Iain%20S.%20McGregor&ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords

The Effect of Substrate on Water Quality in Ornamental Fish Tanks

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Daniel Sánchez Lacalle, Priyadarshini Tamilselvan, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Khadidja Behlouli, Andrew Hursthouse, Iain McLellan, Mhairi E Alexander, Fiona L Henriquez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: environmental enrichment, gravel substrate, home aquaria, ornamental fishes, sand substrate, substrate enrichment

2022

Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

The influence of visitor interaction on the behavior of captive crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) and implications for welfare

Authors: H. Jones, P. K. McGregor, H. L. A. Farmer, K. R. Baker

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: primate behavior, visitor–animal interactions, welfare, zoos

2016

Opportunities for Public Aquariums to Increase the Sustainability of the Aquatic Animal Trade

Authors: Michael F. Tlusty, Andrew L. Rhyne, Les Kaufman, Michael Hutchins, Gordon McGregor Reid, Chris Andrews, Paul Boyle, Jay Hemdal, Frazer McGilvray, Scott Dowd

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquaculture, fisheries, ornamental fish hobby, pet trade, public aquarium, sustainability, tropical fish

2013

Aggregation in quads but not pairs of rats exposed to cat odor or bright light

Authors: Bowen, MT. Keats, K. Kendig, MD. Cakic, V. Callaghan, PD. McGregor, IS.

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: adaptive behavior, animal behavior, anxiety, fear, predator odor, social behavior

2012

Rubbings deposited by cats elicit defensive behavior in rats

Authors: Matthew D. May, Michael T. Bowen, Iain S. McGregor, William Timberlake

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, body rubbing, cat odor, defensive behavior, kairomone, pheromone, rat

2012

Artificial illumination reduces bait-take by small rainforest mammals

Authors: Andrew J. Bengsen, Luke K. P. Leung, Steven J. Lapidge, Iain J. Gordon

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bait, feral pig, giving-up density, patch use, predation risk

2010

Endocrine and behavioral changes in male African elephants: Linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactics

Authors: Henrik B. Rasmussen, Andre Ganswindt, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Fritz Vollrath

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: androgens, elephants, glucocorticoids, musth, reproductive tactics, stress

2008

Parasites, behaviour and welfare in fish

Authors: Iain Barber

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aquaculture, parasitic infection, salmonid fish, vaccination

2007

Behavioural reactions of elephants towards a dying and deceased matriarch

Authors: Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Shivani Bhalla, George Wittemyer, Fritz Vollrath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: association analysis, compassion, radio-tracking, recognition

2006

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