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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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Dense, small and male-biased cages exacerbate male–male competition and reduce female choosiness in Bicyclus anynana

Authors: Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Anne-Laure Gauthier, Caroline M. Nieberding

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: bicyclus anynana, choosiness, competition, density, mating preference, mating success, sex ratio

2015

Behavioural responses to season and adult sex ratio in the fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare

Authors: Cynthia F. O'Rourke, Tamra C. Mendelson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: adult sex ratio, aggression, behavioural plasticity, etheostoma flabellare, mate competition, mate solicitation, operational sex ratio, parental care, reproductive success, season

2013

The effect of operational sex ratio on the opportunity for sexual selection: a meta-analysis

Authors: Rafael Rios Moura, Paulo Enrique Cardoso Peixoto

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: intrasexual selection, male competition, mating system, osr, potential for sexual selection

2013

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