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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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The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020


Fourteen tail feathers: An autosomal recessive trait in california condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

Authors: Devon Lang Pryor, Katherine Ralls

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: california condors, founder effect, gymnogyps californianus, recessive alleles, tail feather

2017


Effects of experimentally necessary changes in husbandry on olfactory memory: Chronic food restriction and social isolation

Authors: Laura Manella, Leuk Woldeyohannes, Devon McMahon, Christiane Linster

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: food restriction, memory, olfactory, social isolation

2016


Tadpole nutritional ecology and digestive physiology: Implications for captive rearing of larval anurans

Authors: Gregory S. Pryor

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian declines, anuran larvae, captive breeding, dietary habits, feeding strategies

2014


Differences in fecal particle size between free-ranging and captive individuals of two browser species

Authors: Jürgen Hummel, Julia Fritz, Ellen Kienzle, E. Patricia Medici, Stefanie Lang, Waltraut Zimmermann, W. Jürgen Streich, Marcus Clauss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: browser, captive diet, grazer, mastication, ruminant, teeth

2008


Protein requirements of three species of parrots with distinct dietary specializations

Authors: Gregory S. Pryor

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: frugivores, granivores, nectarivores, nitrogen, specialists

2003


An introduction to the biogeochemical cycling of calcium and substitutive strontium in living coral reef mesocosms

Authors: Gerald T. Lang

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium, coral reefs, mesocosm, strontium

1993


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