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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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The neurobiology of mammalian parenting and the biosocial context of human caregiving

Authors: Ruth Feldman

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: neurobiology of attachment, oxytocin, parental brain, parenting behavior

2016

Nursing stimulation is more than tactile sensation: It is a multisensory experience

Authors: Marcelo Febo, Tara L. Stolberg, Michael Numan, Robert S. Bridges, Praveen Kulkarni, Craig F. Ferris

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: bold, breastfeeding, fmri, lactation, maternal behavior, multisensory, neural circuits, nursing, rats, sensory, suckling

2008

Multisensory learning: from experimental psychology to animal training

Authors: Candy Rowe

Publication/Journal: Anthrozoos

Keywords: compound stimuli, multimodal, overshadowing, potentiation, summation

2005

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