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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.
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Behavioral repertoire assessment of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris) with focus on thermoregulatory behavior

Authors: Judith A. Stryker, Jim L. Atkinson, Robert D. Brown, David Barney, J. Andy B. Robinson, Jay Duncan, Esther J. Finegan

Publication/Journal: International Journal of Biometeorology

Keywords: infrared thermography, microclimatic landscape design, panthera tigris, thermal comfort, thermoregulatory behavior

2019


Gibbon Aggression During Introductions: An International Survey

Authors: Heather Harl, Lisa Stevens, Susan W. Margulis, Jay Petersen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: aggression, gibbon, introduction

2016


Behavioral changes and feathering score in heat stressed broiler chickens fed diets containing different levels of propolis

Authors: Usama Taha Mahmoud, Mootaz Ahmed Mohamed Abdel-Rahman, Madeha Hosni Ahmed Darwish, Todd Jay Applegate, Heng-wei Cheng

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, broiler, feather, heat stress, panting, propolis

2015


A method to assess relative preference for training and environmental enrichment in captive wolves (Canis lupus and Canis lupus arctos)

Authors: Nicole R. Dorey, Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Jay Tacey

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, environmental enrichment, positive reinforcement training, preference testing, wolf

2015


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


Presence of conspecific females motivates egg cannibalism owing to lower risk of filial cannibalism

Authors: Yao-Hua Law, Jay A. Rosenheim

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: adaptive risk management, context-based cue, density-dependent cannibalism, geocoris pallens, kin discrimination, predation risk, size-structured interaction

2013


Enigmatic ornamentation eases male reliance on courtship performance for mating success

Authors: Eileen A. Hebets, Jay A. Stafstrom, Rafael L. Rodriguez, Dustin J. Wilgers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: amplifier, efficacy, intersignal interaction, mate choice, motor performance, multimodal signalling, sexual selection

2011


Radiographic diagnosis of metabolic bone disease in captive bred mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax)

Authors: Jay D. King, Michael C. Muhlbauer, Arlington James

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anurans, folding fractures, hypocalcemia

2011


Evaluation of three immobilization combinations in the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Authors: Jay D. King, Elizabeth Congdon, Carolina Tosta

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atipamezole hcl, butorphanol tartrate, medetomidine hcl, tiletamine hcl, zolazepam hcl

2010


Immunocontraception and increased longevity in equids

Authors: Jay F. Kirkpatrick, Allison Turner

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: contraception, equids, horses, immunocontraception, longevity

2007


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