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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.
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Social network-proximity association: Preliminary evaluation of giraffe sociality in a zoo-housed group

Authors: C Grasso, G Poso, C Lenzi

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: affiliative, giraffe, GIS, proximity, sociality

2022

Use of molecular data in zoo and aquarium collection management: Benefits, challenges, and best practices

Authors: Anita J. Norman, Andrea S. Putnam, Jamie A. Ivy

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, hereditary disease, inbreeding, kinship estimation, population management

2019

Contrasting results from molecular and pedigree-based population diversity measures in captive zebra highlight challenges facing genetic management of zoo populations

Authors: Hideyuki Ito, Rob Ogden, Tanya Langenhorst, Miho Inoue-Murayama

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetic analysis, pedigree analysis

2017

Fourteen tail feathers: An autosomal recessive trait in california condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

Authors: Devon Lang Pryor, Katherine Ralls

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: california condors, founder effect, gymnogyps californianus, recessive alleles, tail feather

2017

Long term vs. short term impact of founder relatedness on gene diversity and inbreeding within the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the red panda (Ailurus f. fulgens)

Authors: Florian Schäfer, Tobias Erik Reiners

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breeding programs, eep, genetic diversity, genetic management, inbreeding, red panda

2017

Kinship, maternal effects, and management: Juvenile mortality and survival in captive African painted dogs, Lycaon pictus

Authors: Jennifer Yordy, Regina H. Mossotti

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african wild dog, canid, ex situ breeding, juvenile mortality, social carnivore

2016

Male-male affiliation and cooperation characterize the social behavior of the large-bodied pitheciids, Chiropotes and Cacajao: A review

Authors: Tremaine Gregory, Mark Bowler

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: affiliation, cooperation, dispersal, kinship, large groups

2016

Social status drives social relationships in groups of unrelated female rhesus macaques

Authors: Noah Snyder-Mackler, Jordan N. Kohn, Luis B. Barreiro, Zachary P. Johnson, Mark E. Wilson, Jenny Tung

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: dominance rank, elo, fitness, grooming, kinship, primate, rhesus macaque, social bond formation, social status

2016

Capuchin monkeys with similar personalities have higher-quality relationships independent of age, sex, kinship and rank

Authors: F. Blake Morton, Alexander Weiss, Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith, Phyllis C. Lee

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: cebus apella, homophily, partner compatibility, sociability, social rank, temperament

2015

Emotional states after grooming interactions in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

Authors: Masataka Ueno, Kazunori Yamada, Masayuki Nakamichi

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal social behavior, animal grooming behavior, anxiety, monkeys

2015

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