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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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Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) personality: A rating assessment with ex Situ Conservation Program sample

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Victoria Asensio, Antonio Rivas, Rodrigo Serra, Jaume Fatjó, Miquel Llorente, Francisco Villaespesa

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: felids, lynx, personality

2021

A comparison of personality in the common and Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri boliviensis)

Authors: Vanessa A. D. Wilson, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: agreeableness, animal ethology, animal personality, assertiveness, likert scales, monkeys, neuroticism, openness to experience, phylogenesis, primates (nonhuman)

2018

Chimpanzees with positive welfare are happier, extraverted, and emotionally stable

Authors: Lauren M. Robinson, Drew M. Altschul, Emma K. Wallace, Yulán Úbeda, Miquel Llorente, Zarin Machanda, Katie E. Slocombe, Matthew C. Leach, Natalie K. Waran, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, chimpanzee, happiness, pan troglodytes, personality, welfare

2017

Comparison of Subjective Well-Being and Personality Assessments in the Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia), and African Lion (Panthera leo)

Authors: Marieke Cassia Gartner, David M. Powell, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal well-being, big cats, personality

2016

Happiness is positive welfare in brown capuchins (Sapajus apella)

Authors: Lauren M. Robinson, Natalie K. Waran, Matthew C. Leach, F. Blake Morton, Annika Paukner, Elizabeth Lonsdorf, Ian Handel, Vanessa A. D. Wilson, Sarah F. Brosnan, Alexander Weiss

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: capuchin, personality, primate, stereotypy, subjective well-being, welfare

2016

Investigating canine personality structure using owner questionnaires measuring pet dog behaviour and personality

Authors: Diana J. Rayment, Richard A. Peters, Linda C. Marston, Bert De Groef

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, canine, questionnaire, temperament

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

Are Emotionally Attached Companion Animal Caregivers Conscientious and Neurotic? Factors That Affect the Human–Companion Animal Relationship

Authors: Gretchen M. Reevy, Mikel M. Delgado

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: attachment, companion animals, human–animal bond, personality, pets

2014

Measuring fear in dogs by questionnaires: An exploratory study toward a standardized inventory

Authors: Andrea Temesi, Borbála Turcsán, Ádám Miklósi

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: demography, dog behaviour, fear, noise phobia, questionnaire, separation-related behaviour

2014

Pain expression is linked to personality in horses

Authors: Carrie Ijichi, Lisa M. Collins, Robert W. Elwood

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: coping, extroversion, lameness, neuroticism, pain, personality

2014

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