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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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Documenting Aggression, Dominance and the Impacts of Visitor Interaction on Galápagos Tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra) in a Zoo Setting

Authors: Laura Freeland, Charlotte Ellis, Christopher J Michaels

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behaviour, elo-rating, fixed action pattern, welfare, zoo

2020

Effects of a recurring late‐night event on the behavior and welfare of a population of zoo‐housed gorillas

Authors: Meredith L Bastian, David R Glendinning, Janine L Brown, Nicole P Boisseau, Katie L Edwards

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: crowd size, great apes, stress

2020

Multivariate Analyses of the Activity Pattern and Behavior of the Lesser Anteater on Open and Closed Days at Córdoba Zoo, Argentina

Authors: Florencia Chiapero, Héctor Ricardo Ferrari, María Valentina Prieto, María Constanza García Capocasa, Juan Manuel Busso

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: enclosure use, human-animal interaction, Tamandua tetradactyla, time-activity budget, visitor effect

2020

Study on Daily Activity Pattern of Captive Lion (Panthera leo) in Siantar Zoo, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Authors: D. A. S. Siahaan, K. Berliani, A. Hartanto, H. M. M. Tanjung, Nurbayti,

Publication/Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Keywords: activity pattern, captivity, ethogram, lion, zoo

2020

Understanding Temporal Social Dynamics in Zoo Animal Management: An Elephant Case Study

Authors: Ellen Williams, Samantha Bremner-Harrison, Carol Hall, Anne Carter

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: evidence-based management, social behaviour, social groups, social networks, temporal dynamics, welfare, zoo elephant

2020

Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns

Authors: Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Ángelo Cardona-Zea, Mónica Arias-Higuera, Julián Cifuentes, Alejandra Muñoz, Javier L. Rico, Cesar Acevedo-Triana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption

2019

Characterization and correlations of behavioral and adrenocortical activities of zoo-housed lesser anteaters (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Authors: Gabina V. Eguizabal, Rupert Palme, Mariella Superina, Camila J. Asencio, Maria C. Garcia Capocasa, Juan M. Busso

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: activity pattern, fecal cortisol metabolites, noninvasive hormone monitoring, pilosa, stereotypic behavior

2019

Evaluating the behaviour of Andean Flamingos Phoenicoparrus andinus and James’s Flamingos P. jamesi in captivity: comparing species and flocks using multiple methods

Authors: Paul E. Rose

Publication/Journal: Wildfowl

Keywords: aggression, american flamingos, enclosure use, management, social networks, social-structure, time-activity budget

2019

Evidence of high individual variability in seed management by scatter-hoarding rodents: does ‘personality’ matter?

Authors: Mariano Feldman, Mariona Ferrandiz-Rovira, Josep Maria Espelta, Alberto Muñoz

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: individual variation, personality, predation risk, scatter-hoarding rodent, seed dispersal

2019

Monitoring the behavior and habitat use of animals to enhance welfare using the ZooMonitor app

Authors: JD Wark, KA Cronin, T Niemann, MA Shender, A Horrigan, A Kao, MR Ross

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior analysis, behavioral monitoring, ethology, observational data, zoo

2019

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