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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=leadership

Social rank versus affiliation: Which is more closely related to leadership of group movements in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana)?

Authors: Xi Wang, Lixing Sun, Lori K. Sheeran, Bing-Hua Sun, Qi-Xin Zhang, Dao Zhang, Dong-Po Xia, Jin-Hua Li

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: collective movements, leaders, proximity, social grooming, tibetan macaque (macaca thibetana)

2016

The potential of Social Network Analysis as a tool for the management of zoo animals

Authors: P. E. Rose, D. P. Croft

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, evidence-based husbandry, group structure, social network analysis, social organisation, zoo animal behaviour

2015

Flocking for food or flockmates?

Authors: Lucy Asher, Lisa M. Collins, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Christine J. Nicol

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agent-based model, group cohesion, group movements, laying hens, leadership

2013

Robustness of flight leadership relations in pigeons

Authors: Andrea Flack, Zsuzsa Ákos, Máté Nagy, Tamás Vicsek, Dora Biro

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: collective motion, columba livia, group dynamics, hierarchy, homing, leadership, navigational experience, pigeon

2013

Behavioral response of captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) to the death of silverbacks in multi-male groups

Authors: Elena Hoellein Less, Kristen E. Lukas, Christopher W. Kuhar, Tara S. Stoinski

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: bachelor, behavior, captivity, western lowland gorilla, zoos

2010

Graded leadership by dominant animals in a herd of female beef cattle on pasture

Authors: Radka Sárová, Marek Spinka, José L. Arias Panamá, Petr Simecek

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bos taurus, cattle, dominance, foraging, gps, group movement, leadership

2010

Examining Trends in Adolescent Environmental Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behaviors Across Three Decades

Authors: L. Wray-Lake, C. A. Flanagan, D. W. Osgood

Publication/Journal: Environment and Behavior

Keywords: adolescence, environmental attitudes, environmental behaviors, environmental behaviours, monitoring the future, public opinion, trends

2009

Third Generation Conservation

Authors: J. Coe

Publication/Journal: Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria Conference

Keywords: conference, conservation, wildlife

2009

ZATPAC: a model consortium evaluates teen programs

Authors: Kathryn Owen, Dana Murphy, Chris Parsons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, education, evaluation results, teen programs

2009

The Influence of Social Organisation on Leadership in Brown Lemurs (Eulemur fulvus fulvus) in a Controlled Environment

Authors: A. Jacobs, M. Maumy, O. Petit

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: decision-making, group movements, leadership, lemuriformes

2008

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