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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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Can colored object enrichment reduce the escape behavior of captive freshwater turtles?

Authors: Callum C Bannister, Angus JC Thomson, Mirela Cuculescu‐Santana

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: behavioral types, olfactory cues, Pseudemys sp., Trachemys scripta ssp.

2021

Gesture Use by Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Differences Between Sexes in Inter- and Intra-Sexual Interactions

Authors: Nicole M. Scott

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: inter-sexual, intra-sexual, pan troglodytes, sex differences, social context, social pressure

2013

Network structure is related to social conflict in a cooperatively breeding fish

Authors: Cody J. Dey, Adam R. Reddon, Constance M. O'Connor, Sigal Balshine

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: aggression, association, cichlidae, dominance hierarchy, neolamprologus pulcher, social network, submission, within-group interaction

2013

Species Management Benchmarking: Outcomes Over Outputs in a Changing Operating Environment

Authors: Carolyn J. Hogg, Chris Hibbard, Claire Ford, Amanda Embury

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asmp, measures of performance, zoo

2013

Squealing rate indicates dominance rank in the male ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)

Authors: Laura M. Bolt

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: handicap hypothesis, lemur catta, mate attraction hypothesis, squeal, vocalization rate

2013

The use of visual barriers to reduce aggression among a group of marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Authors: Annie J. Valuska, Katherine A. Leighty, Paul J. Schutz, Gina M. Ferrie, Christy C. Sky, Tamara L. Bettinger

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aggression, behavior, marabou stork

2013

Facilitating Play Through Communication: Significance of Teeth Exposure in the Gorilla Play Face

Authors: B.M. Waller, L. Cherry

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: animal signals, bared-teeth display, facial expression, laughing, primate communication, smiling

2012

Social status modifies estradiol activation of sociosexual behavior in female rhesus monkeys

Authors: Katherine Reding, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Kim Wallen, Mar Sanchez, Mark E. Wilson, Donna Toufexis

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: affiliation, estradiol, rhesus monkeys, sexual behavior, social subordination

2012

Social bonds predict future cooperation in male Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus

Authors: Andreas Berghänel, Julia Ostner, Uta Schröder, Oliver Schülke

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: affenberg salem, barbary macaque, coalition, cooperation, macaca sylvanus, social bond, social relationship

2011

Social competence is reduced in socially deprived rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: M. M. Kempes, M. M. C. Gulickx, H. J. C. van Daalen, A. L. Louwerse, E. H. M. Sterck

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: anxiety, rhesus monkeys, social competence, social deprivation, social information processing

2008

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