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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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URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=viperidae

Predatory behavior of the snake Bothrops jararaca and its adaptation to captivity

Authors: Lanfranco R. P. Troncone, Paulo F. Silveira

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adaptation, bothrops jararaca, captivity, feeding, predatory behavior, prey, snake

2001

Evolution of aging: Theoretical and practical implications from rattlesnakes

Authors: Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aging, reptilia, snakes, viperidae

1996

Fighting dynamics of male copperheads,Agkistrodon contortrix (Serpentes, Viperidae): Stress-induced inhibition of sexual behavior in losers

Authors: Gordon W. Schuett

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: agonistic behavior, captive management, crotalinae, hormones, pitviper, reproduction, reptilia, squamata

1996

Aging in snakes: Results of long-term captivity on rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) predatory behavior

Authors: Wendy Rockhill Alving, Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aging, crotalus viridis, feeding, reptilia, viperidae

1994

Scale variation in a laboratory colony of amelanistic diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox)

Authors: William B. McCrady, James B. Murphy, Clay M. Garrett, David T. Roberts

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anomalies, genetics, reptilia, serpentes, viperidae

1994

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