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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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Computer-vision object tracking for monitoring bottlenose dolphin habitat use and kinematics

Authors: Joaquin Gabaldon, Ding Zhang, Lisa Lauderdale, Lance Miller, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, Kira Barton, K Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: animal behavior, dolphins, entropy, kinematics

2022


Behavior and Habitat Use Remain Diverse and Variable in Modern Zoological Exhibits over the Long-Term: Case Studies in 5 Species of Ursidae

Authors: David M Powell, Eli Baskir

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: activity budget, bears, behavioral variation, entropy, seasonal, welfare, zoo

2021


The Effects of Live Feeding on Swimming Activity and Exhibit Use in Zoo Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Authors: Eduardo J Fernandez, Mark Myers, Nancy C Hawkes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, exhibit use, live feeding, penguin, swimming activity, zoo

2021


Enclosure Use as a Measure of Behavioral Welfare in Zoo-Housed African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus)

Authors: Eduardo Fernandez, Emma Harvey

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: african wild dogs, captive welfare, enclosure use, entropy, spatial distribution, zoos

2021


Which index should I use? A comparison of indices for enclosure use studies

Authors: James E Brereton, Eduardo Fernandez

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: Electivity Index, enclosure use, entropy, post-occupancy evaluation, Spread of participation index

2021


Age and sex-specific mortality of wild and captive populations of a monogamous pair-bonded primate (Aotus azarae)

Authors: Sam M. Larson, Fernando Colchero, Owen R. Jones, Lawrence Williams, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: biparental care, keyfitz' entropy, life expectancy, monogamy, pair bond, senescence

2016


The role of weighted and topological network information to understand animal social networks: a null model approach

Authors: Robert W. Rankin, Janet Mann, Lisa Singh, Eric M. Patterson, Ewa Krzyszczyk, Lars Bejder

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bias, bottlenose dolphin, community structure, maximum entropy, network topology, social network

2016


Conceptual thresholds for same and different in old-(Macaca mulatta) and new-world (Cebus apella) monkeys

Authors: TM. Flemming

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: abstract concept, cebus apella, concept learning, macacamulatta, monkey, same/different.

2011


Degree of social isolation affects behavioural and vocal response patterns in dwarf goats (Capra hircus)

Authors: Katrin Siebert, Jan Langbein, Peter-Christian Schön, Armin Tuchscherer, Birger Puppe

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior patterns, behaviour patterns, dwarf goats, social isolation, vocalisation

2011


Stereotyped and Non-Stereotyped Features of the Temporal Patterning of Singing Sessions in the Ovenbird Seiurus auricapillus

Authors: A. L. Hughes

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: *bird song, entropy, signal variation, stereotypy

2011


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