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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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Agonistic interactions and social behaviors in the Saharan Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta): Using social network analysis to evaluate relationships and social structure in captive male groups

Authors: Blanca Cortés, Ana Fidalgo, Sergio Díaz, Teresa Abáigar

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, Gazella dorcas, male interactions, social behavior

2024

Detailed Comparison of Acoustic Signals from Rehabilitated and Wild Franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei) Dolphins

Authors: Giardino Gisela Vanina, Mel Cosentino, Agustina Camila Macchi, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Sergio Rodriguez Heredia, Karina Ceilia Alvarez, Sergio Gabriel Moron, Diego Horacio Rodriguez

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: acoustic monitoring, animal communication, animal welfare, bycatch, NBHF species, Pontoporia blainvillei, rehabilitation

2024

Diel and infradian (7-day) activity rhythms in Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) kept with and without visitor contact

Authors: Jairo Muñoz-Delgado, Sergio Pérez-Galicia, José Carlos Sánchez-Ferrer, Domingo Canales Espinosa, Hans G. Erkert

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: activity pattern, circadian rhythm, circaseptan rhythm, masking effect, zoo visitor effect

2018

“I am going to groom you”: Multiple forms of play fighting in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus)

Authors: Sergio M. Pellis, Vivien C. Pellis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal aggressive behavior, animal grooming behavior, animal play, animal sexual behavior, lemurs

2018

Visitor effect on the behavior of a group of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) maintained at an island in Lake Catemaco, Veracruz/Mexico

Authors: Sergio Pérez-Galicia, Manuel Miranda-Anaya, Domingo Canales-Espinosa, Jairo Muñoz-Delgado

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: actimetry, activity response, behavioral changes, captivity

2017

What is play fighting and what is it good for?

Authors: Sergio M. Pellis, Vivien C. Pellis

Publication/Journal: Learning & Behavior

Keywords: reciprocity, tactics, targets

2017

Electrocardiography in conscious releasable andean condors (Vultur gryphus): Reference panel and unusual findings

Authors: Guillermo M. Wiemeyer, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Laura Torres Bianchini, Guillermo Belerenian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: avian cardiology, condor, ecg, electrocardiogram, scavenger

2013

How domestication modulates play behavior: A comparative analysis between wild rats and a laboratory strain of Rattus norvegicus

Authors: Brett T. Himmler, Rafal Stryjek, Klaudia Modlinska, Stephanie M. Derksen, Wojciech Pisula, Sergio M. Pellis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal domestication, animal play, animal strain differences, rats

2013

Circadian rhythms in metabolic variables in Caenorhabditis elegans

Authors: María Laura Migliori, Sergio H. Simonetta, Andrés Romanowski, Diego A. Golombek

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: caenorhabditis elegans, circadian rhythm, metabolic variables

2011

To Whom the Play Signal Is Directed: A Study of Headshaking in Black-Handed Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi)

Authors: Sergio M. Pellis, Vivien C. Pellis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: communication, play signals, social play, solitary play

2011

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