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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=ectoparasites

Phenotypic correlates of melanization in two Sceloporus occidentalis (Phrynosomatidae) populations: Behavior, androgens, stress reactivity, and ectoparasites

Authors: Ryan J. Seddon, Diana K. Hews

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aggression, corticosterone, ectoparasites, elevation, melanin, population differences, sceloporus, testosterone

2016

Indo-Pacific parrotfish exert partner choice in interactions with cleanerfish but Caribbean parrotfish do not

Authors: Marta C. Soares, Sónia C. Cardoso, Katia J. Nicolet, Isabelle M. Côté, Redouan Bshary

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: behavioural strategy, conflict, cooperation, elacatinus spp., labroides dimidiatus, mutualism, parrotfish, partner choice

2013

Role of grooming in reducing tick load in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

Authors: Mercy Y. Akinyi, Jenny Tung, Maamun Jeneby, Nilesh B. Patel, Jeanne Altmann, Susan C. Alberts

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: baboon, grooming, haemoparasitic infection, papio cynocephalus, tick

2013

Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: Effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature

Authors: Elisa Lobato, Santiago Merino, Juan Moreno, Judith Morales, Gustavo Tomás, Josué Martínez- de la Puente, José Luis Osorno, Alexandra Kuchar, Erich Möstl

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: brood size, corticosterone, cyanistes caeruleus, droppings, ectoparasites, ficedula hypoleuca, parus caeruleus, weather conditions

2008

Why in earth? Dustbathing behaviour in jungle and domestic fowl reviewed from a Tinbergian and animal welfare perspective

Authors: I. Anna S. Olsson, Linda J. Keeling

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, causation, chicken, dustbathing, function, hen, ontogeny, phylogeny, poultry, welfare

2005

Captive duiker management at the Duiker and Mini-Antelope Breeding and Research Institute (Dambari), Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Authors: Verity Bowman, Amy Plowman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavior, blood values, cephalophus, duiker, health, husbandry, sylvicapra

2002

Bird-mammal associations in forest openings of northern Congo (Brazzaville)

Authors: R.G. Ruggiero, H.E. Eves

Publication/Journal: African Journal of Ecology

Keywords: birds, commensalism, congo, forest, mammals, symbiosis

1998

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