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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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Wild boar behaviour during live-trap capture in a corral-style trap: implications for animal welfare

Authors: Åsa Fahlman, Johan Lindsjö, Therese Arvén Norling, Petter Kjellander, Erik Olof Ågren, Ulrika Alm Bergvall

Publication/Journal: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Keywords: 3R, ethogram, health, hunting, management, refinement, stress, sus scrofa, trapping, wildlife

2020


Curiosity boosts orang-utan problem-solving ability

Authors: Laura A. Damerius, Sereina M. Graber, Erik P. Willems, Carel P. van Schaik

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: captivity effect, cognitive abilities, curiosity, experience effect, orang-utans, problem solving

2017


Long term vs. short term impact of founder relatedness on gene diversity and inbreeding within the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the red panda (Ailurus f. fulgens)

Authors: Florian Schäfer, Tobias Erik Reiners

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: breeding programs, eep, genetic diversity, genetic management, inbreeding, red panda

2017


Plasticity of thermoregulatory behaviour in response to the thermal environment by widespread and alpine reptile species

Authors: Amanda J. Caldwell, Geoffrey M. While, Erik Wapstra

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: highland specialist, montane species, phenotypic plasticity, reptile, thermoregulation

2017


Effect of predictability on the stress response to chasing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr

Authors: Angelico Madaro, Anders Fernö, Tore S. Kristiansen, Rolf Erik Olsen, Marnix Gorissen, Gert Flik, Jonatan Nilsson

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: allostasis, conditioning, habituation, predictability, salmon, stress

2016


Male behaviours signal the female’s reproductive state in a pair of black rhinoceros housed at Lincoln Park Zoo

Authors: Rachel M. Santymire, Sabrina Misek, Jill Gossett, Mark Kamhout, Erik Chatroop, Michelle Rafacz

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behavior, reproductive state, rhinoceros, zoo

2016


Chimpanzee sociability is associated with vasopressin (Avpr1a) but not oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) variation

Authors: Nicky Staes, Sonja E. Koski, Philippe Helsen, Erik Fransen, Marcel Eens, Jeroen M. G. Stevens

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: avpr1a, behavioral genetics, oxtr, oxytocin, pan troglodytes, personality, sociability, vasopressin

2015


Male monkeys fight in between-group conflicts as protective parents and reluctant recruits

Authors: T. Jean M. Arseneau, Anouk-Lisa Taucher, Carel P. van Schaik, Erik P. Willems

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: between-group competition, collective action problem, female choice, paternal care, reputation

2015


Coupling between stress coping style and time of emergence from spawning nests in salmonid fishes: Evidence from selected rainbow trout strains (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Authors: Madelene Åberg Andersson, Uniza Wahid Khan, Øyvind Øverli, Hans Magnus Gjøen, Erik Höglund

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: aquaculture, stress coping style, time of emergence

2013


Does the timing of estrogen administration after castration affect its ability to preserve sexual interest in male rats? — Exploring the critical period hypothesis

Authors: Erik Wibowo, Richard J. Wassersug

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: androgen-deprivation, castration, critical period hypothesis, estradiol, libido, mounting, sexual interest

2013


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