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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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Monitoring water quality changes and ornamental fish behaviour during commercial transport

Authors: Myriam Vanderzwalmen, Jason McNeill, Dorine Delieuvin, Simona Senes, Daniel Sanchez-Lacalle, Carrie Mullen, Iain McLellan, Peter Carey, Donna Snellgrove, Andy Foggo

Publication/Journal: Aquaculture

Keywords: behaviour, fish pathogens, ornamental fishes, transport, water chemistry, welfare

2020

Social bonds in the dispersing sex: partner preferences among adult female chimpanzees

Authors: Steffen Foerster, Karen McLellan, Kara Schroepfer-Walker, Carson M. Murray, Christopher Krupenye, Ian C. Gilby, Anne E. Pusey

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chimpanzee social structure, core area, dyadic association, kin bias, range estimation, social bonding, social preference

2015

Rubbings deposited by cats elicit defensive behavior in rats

Authors: Matthew D. May, Michael T. Bowen, Iain S. McGregor, William Timberlake

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, body rubbing, cat odor, defensive behavior, kairomone, pheromone, rat

2012

Artificial illumination reduces bait-take by small rainforest mammals

Authors: Andrew J. Bengsen, Luke K. P. Leung, Steven J. Lapidge, Iain J. Gordon

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bait, feral pig, giving-up density, patch use, predation risk

2010

Endocrine and behavioral changes in male African elephants: Linking hormone changes to sexual state and reproductive tactics

Authors: Henrik B. Rasmussen, Andre Ganswindt, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Fritz Vollrath

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: androgens, elephants, glucocorticoids, musth, reproductive tactics, stress

2008

Parasites, behaviour and welfare in fish

Authors: Iain Barber

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aquaculture, parasitic infection, salmonid fish, vaccination

2007

Behavioural reactions of elephants towards a dying and deceased matriarch

Authors: Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Shivani Bhalla, George Wittemyer, Fritz Vollrath

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: association analysis, compassion, radio-tracking, recognition

2006

Validation of a method for assessment of an acute pain in lambs

Authors: Vince Molony, Joyce E Kent, Iain J McKendrick

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: animal pain, assessment, behaviour, castration, cortisol, validation

2002

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