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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.
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URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=elasmobranch

Location, Location, Location! Evaluating Space Use of Captive Aquatic Species; A Case Study with Elasmobranchs

Authors: Alexis M. Hart, Zac Reynolds, Sandra M. Troxell-Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, elasmobranch, sharks, space use, Spread of participation index, ZooMonitor

2022

Observations on the use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags in teleosts and elasmobranchs at a public aquarium, 728 cases, 2007–2020

Authors: Jessica McMurrer, Aubrey McElhiney, Kerry McNally, Charles J Innis

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, fish welfare, PIT tags, teleost

2022

Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit

Authors: Kristie Lawrence, Sally L Sherwen, Hannah Larsen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: Captive animal behavior, enclosure design, fish, visitor effect, welfare

2021

Challenges, pitfalls and surprises: development and validation of a monoclonal antibody for enzyme immunoassay of the steroid 1 alpha -hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch species

Authors: Catharine J. Wheaton, Natalie D. Mylniczenko, John M. Rimoldi, Rama S. V. S. Gadepalli, R. Hart, Bobbi R. O'Hara, Andrew N. Evans

Publication/Journal: General and Comparative Endocrinology

Keywords: 1α-hydroxycorticosterone, glucocorticoid, hplc, mineralocorticoid, stingray, stress

2018

The skin microbiome of cow-nose rays (Rhinoptera bonasus) in an aquarium touch-tank exhibit

Authors: Patrick J. Kearns, Jennifer L. Bowen, Michael F. Tlusty

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: 16s rrna gene, cow-nose ray, elasmobranch, microbiome, touch-tank

2017

Sustainable species management of the elasmobranch populations within European aquariums: a conservation challenge

Authors: Max Janse, Brian Zimmerman, Lotte Geerlings, Chris Brown, Leo A.J. Nagelkerke

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: conservation, elasmobranch, sustainable population

2017

Variability in hematology of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) in different living environments

Authors: Lily A. Parkinson, Amy B. Alexander, Terry W. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: complete blood count, elasmobranch, stocking density

2017

The hemic response of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) with inflammatory disease

Authors: Amy B. Alexander, Lily A. Parkinson, Krystan R. Grant, Eric Carlson, Terry W. Campbell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cartilaginous fish, clasper, elasmobranchs, hematology, white blood cell count

2016

Seasonality and site fidelity of the zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, in southeast Queensland, Australia

Authors: Christine L. Dudgeon, Janet M. Lanyon, Jayson M. Semmens

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: acoustic telemetry, elasmobranch, glmm, leopard shark, migration movement, philopatry, stegostoma fasciatum

2013

Validation of an Ultrasound-Guided Technique to Establish a Liver-to-Coelom Ratio and a Comparative Analysis of the Ratios Among Acclimated and Recently Wild-Caught Southern Stingrays, Dasyatis Americana

Authors: Krystan R. Grant, Terry W. Campbell, Tawni I. Silver, Francisco J. Olea-Popelka

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elasmobranch, lipid, liver, stingray, ultrasound

2013

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