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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Brent%20A.%20Bauer

Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions

Authors: Jilian M Fazio, Elizabeth W Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Janine L Brown, Katharine Hope, Jessica Siegal-Willott, ECM Parsons

Publication/Journal: PloS One

Keywords: animal welfare, breeding introductions, captivity, enzyme immunoassay, fecal glucocorticoid metabolite, fishing cat, transfers, zoo

2020

Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population

Authors: Jilian M. Fazio, Elizabeth W. Freeman, Erika Bauer, Larry Rockwood, Edward C. M. Parsons

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, ex situ conservation, ex situ husbandry, felids, reproductive behavior

2019

Nutrition and husbandry conditions of Palearctic tortoises (Testudo spp.) in captivity

Authors: Thomas Bauer, Sven Reese, Petra Koelle

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: chelonian, diet, European tortoises, keeping, pyramidal growth syndrome

2019

Patterns in the long-term viability of North American zoo populations

Authors: Judy Che-Castaldo, Brent Johnson, Nicole Magrisso, Lauren Mechak, Kayla Melton, Katelyn Mucha, Lauren Terwilliger, Melissa Theis, Sarah Long, Lisa Faust

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: demography, extinction risk, genetic diversity, population viability analysis, sustainability

2019

Serum cortisol concentrations associated with artificial insemination events in an African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Authors: Brent C White, Steven R Taylor, Zoltan S Gyimesi, Cristin L Rieskakmp, William Sarros, Steven D Burton II

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal well-being, artificial insemination, cortisol, elephant, loxodonta africana, stress

2019

Welfare considerations: Salivary cortisol concentrations on frequency of therapy dog visits in an outpatient hospital setting: A pilot study

Authors: Stephanie D. Clark, Jessica M. Smidt, Brent A. Bauer

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: animal-assisted therapy, cortisol, therapy dog, welfare

2019

Maternal stress and plural breeding with communal care affect development of the endocrine stress response in a wild rodent

Authors: Carolyn M. Bauer, Loren D. Hayes, Luis A. Ebensperger, Juan Ramírez-Estrada, Cecilia León, Garrett T. Davis, L. Michael Romero

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: communal care, cortisol, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, maternal effects, maternal stress, negative feedback, octodon degus, post-natal stress

2015

“Animals First”: Good Communication May Be the Missing Element in Nonhuman Animal Welfare Systems

Authors: Don Moore, Erika Bauer, Brandie Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, communication

2013

Terrestriality in the bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus morio) and implications for their ecology and conservation

Authors: Brent Loken, Stephanie Spehar, Yaya Rayadin

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: camera traps, conservation, indonesia, pongo pygmaeus morio, terrestriality, wehea forest

2013

Discounting the freedom to choose: Implications for the paradox of choice

Authors: Derek D. Reed, Brent A. Kaplan, Adam T. Brewer

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: choice, choice overload, discounting, paradox of choice, search costs

2012

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