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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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Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, age, behavioral development, cross-sectional, early social behavior, play

2021

Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality

2021

Assessing Animal Welfare with Behavior: Onward with Caution

Authors: Jason V Watters, Bethany L Krebs, Caitlin L Eschmann

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: affect, anticipatory behavior, behavioral context, behavioral diagnosis, behavioral diversity, inductive argument, natural behavior, stereotypy, zoo

2021

Social associations in captive Caribbean flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber and their implications for flock management

Authors: Caitlin Finlay, Robert Bertrand Weladji, Patrick Pare, Guillaume Body

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: affiliations, age, captive breeding, social network analysis, welfare, zoo

2021

Use of Interactive Technology in Captive Great Ape Management

Authors: Caitlin A Ford, Liz Bellward, Clive JC Phillips, Kris Descovich

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: conservation, great ape, interactive technology, management practices, zoo

2021

The “Secret” in Secretions: Methodological Considerations in Deciphering Primate Olfactory Communication

Authors: Christine M. Drea, MarylÈNe Boulet, Javier Delbarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Caitlin R. Sacha, Thomas E. Goodwin, George R. Dubay

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: behavioral bioassay, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, multivariate analyses, odor discrimination, semiochemistry

2013

Acute stressors increase plasma corticosterone and decrease locomotor activity in a terrestrial salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus)

Authors: Lauren F. Ricciardella, Jacqueline M. Bliley, Caitlin C. Feth, Sarah K. Woodley

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: activity, amphibian, corticosterone, glucocorticoid, reproduction, stress

2010

The properties of geophysical fields and their effects on elephants and other animals

Authors: Byron T. Arnason, Lynette A. Hart, Caitlin E. O'Connell-Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: communication, elephants, geophysical fields, sensory monitoring

2002

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