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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.
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Welfare and Enrichment of Managed Nocturnal Species, Supported by Technology

Authors: Fiona French, Paige Bwye, Laura Carrigan, Jon Charles Coe, Robert Kelly, Tiff Leek, Emily C. Lynch, Eric Mahan, Cathy Mingee

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal-computer-interaction, armadillo, aye-aye, bushbaby, collaborative design, coral, environmental enrichment, nocturnal, potto, vampire bat

2024

Assessment of the reproductive physiology of the potto (Perodicticus potto) through fecal hormone metabolite analyses and trans-abdominal ultrasonography

Authors: Katherine M. MacKinnon, Michael J. Guilfoyle, William F. Swanson, Monica A. Stoops

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: elisa, lorisid, reproduction, ultrasonography, wildlife endocrinology

2015

A Survey of Husbandry Practices for Lorisid Primates in North American Zoos and Related Facilities

Authors: Grace Fuller, Christopher W. Kuhar, Patricia M. Dennis, Kristen E. Lukas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: exhibit design, loris tardigradus, nycticebus coucang, nycticebus pygmaeus, perodicticus potto, potto, pygmy loris, slender loris, slow loris

2013

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