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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.
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Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019


Intranasal Oxytocin Failed to Affect Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Social Behavior

Authors: D. Proctor, S. E. Calcutt, K. Burke, F. B. M. de Waal

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), chimpanzee, intranasal oxytocin, social behavior

2016


Involvement of nigral oxytocin in locomotor activity: A behavioral, immunohistochemical and lesion study in male rats

Authors: Laura Angioni, Cristina Cocco, Gian-Luca Ferri, Antonio Argiolas, Maria Rosaria Melis, Fabrizio Sanna

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: dopamine, glutamic acid, locomotor-activity, oxytocin, oxytocin-saporin, substantia nigra

2016


Neuropeptidergic regulation of pair-bonding and stress buffering: Lessons from voles

Authors: Kyle Gobrogge, Zuoxin Wang

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, autism, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, depression, dopamine, drug abuse, nucleus accumbens, paraventricular nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, passive stress-coping, posterior dorsal medial amygdala, social bonding, stress, vasopressin, ventral tegmental area

2015


Stereotypic mice are aggressed by their cage-mates, and tend to be poor demonstrators in social learning tasks

Authors: L. Harper, E. Choleris, K. Ervin, C. Fureix, K. Reynolds, M. Walker, G. Mason

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: aggression, animal welfare, environmental enrichment, mice, social learning, stereotypic behaviour

2015


The neurobiology of repetitive behavior: …and men

Authors: Marieke Langen, Sarah Durston, Martien J. H. Kas, Herman van Engeland, Wouter G. Staal

Publication/Journal: Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Keywords: autism, basal ganglia, corticostriatal circuitry, huntington, neurodevelopmental disorders, ocd, parkinson, repetitive behavior, stereotypy, striatum, tourette

2011


The Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised: Independent Validation in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Authors: Kristen S. L. Lam, Michael G. Aman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Keywords: assessment, autism, rating scale, repetitive behavior, repetitive behaviour, stereotypies

2006


Stereotypy and perseverative responding in caged bears: further data and analyses

Authors: S. Vickery, G. Mason

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: asiatic black bear, malayan sun bear, perseveration, persistence, stereotypy, striatal dysfunction

2005


Evidence for a relationship between cage stereotypies and behavioural disinhibition in laboratory rodents

Authors: J. P. Garner, G. J. Mason

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Brain Research

Keywords: abnormal behaviour, animal welfare, autism, bar-mouthing, basal ganglia, executive functioning, schizophrenia, stereotypy, striatal dysfunction

2002


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