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  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
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The exaggerated begging behaviour of an obligate avian brood parasite is shared with a nonparasitic close relative

Authors: James W. Rivers, Melissa A. Blundell, Thomas M. Loughin, Brian D. Peer, Stephen I. Rothstein

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: agelaius phoeniceus, begging, brood parasitism, brown-headed cowbird, molothrus ater, offspring signalling, red-winged blackbird

2013

Laboratory efficacy of an anthraquinone-based repellent for reducing bird damage to ripening corn

Authors: James C. Carlson, Shelagh K. Tupper, Scott J. Werner, Susan E. Pettit, Michele M. Santer, George M. Linz

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: agelaius phoeniceus, aversion, chemical repellent

2013

The role of a generalized ultraviolet cue for blackbird food selection

Authors: Scott J. Werner, Shelagh K. Tupper, James C. Carlson, Susan E. Pettit, Jeremy W. Ellis, George M. Linz

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: agelaius phoeniceus, conditioned avoidance, feeding behavior, postingestive consequence, red-winged blackbird, visual cue

2012

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