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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.
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Judgement Bias in Miniature Donkeys: Conditioning Factors and Personality Links

Authors: Maria Pinto, Francisco Javier Navas González, Camie Heleski, Amy McLean

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: cognition, equid, optimism, patience, pessimism

2021

Personality of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is related to welfare and subjective well-being

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Sara Ortín, Todd R Robeck, Miquel Llorente, Javier Almunia

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: cetaceans, killer whales, orcas, personality, subjective well-being, welfare

2021

Behavioral patterns of laboratory Mongolian gerbils by sex and housing condition: a case study with an emphasis on sleeping patterns

Authors: Camilo Hurtado-Parrado, Ángelo Cardona-Zea, Mónica Arias-Higuera, Julián Cifuentes, Alejandra Muñoz, Javier L. Rico, Cesar Acevedo-Triana

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral patterns, captivity, case study, housing conditions, mongolian gerbil, sleep, social isolation, water consumption

2019

Effects of Fluorescent Lighting Versus Sunlight Exposure on Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Feather Destructive Behavior in Hispaniolan Amazon Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

Authors: Jennifer A. West, Tully, Thomas N., Jr., Javier G. Nevarez, Rhett W. Stout

Publication/Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Keywords: Amazona ventralis, avian, avian vitamin D, feather destructive behavior, Hispaniolan Amazon parrot, UVB light

2019

Personality in captive killer whales (Orcinus orca): A rating approach based on the five-factor model

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Sara Ortín, Judy St. Leger, Miquel Llorente, Javier Almunia

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal captivity, animal ethology, animal personality, five factor personality model, test construction, whales

2019

Social interaction analysis in captive orcas (Orcinus orca)

Authors: Paula Sanchez-Hernandez, Anastasia Krasheninnikova, Javier Almunia, Miguel Molina-Borja

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, consilliatory tendency, ethogram, orcas, social behavior

2019

Provision of ultraviolet basking lights to indoor housed tropical birds and their effect on suspected vitamin D3 deficiency

Authors: Gabby Jeanne-Clare Drake, Robyn L Shea, Andrea Fidgett, Javier Lopez, Robert M Christley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: avian, mbd, osteodystrophy, tropical birds, ultraviolet light, uvb, vitamin d

2017

Beyond aggression: Androgen-receptor blockade modulates social interaction in wild meerkats

Authors: Javier delBarco-Trillo, Lydia K. Greene, Ines Braga Goncalves, Miriam Fenkes, Jillian H. Wisse, Julian A. Drewe, Marta B. Manser, Tim Clutton-Brock, Christine M. Drea

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: aggression, antiandrogen, behavioral neuroendocrinology, communication, cooperative breeder, field experiment, flutamide, prosocial behavior, subordinate male, testosterone

2016

Lactation and suckling behavior in the Iberian lynx

Authors: Javier Yerga, Javier Calzada, Xavier Manteca, Irene Herrera, Astrid Vargas, Antonio Rivas

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, litter size, maternal behavior, sex

2016

Meeting ultraviolet B radiation requirements of amphibians in captivity: A case study with mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) and general recommendations for pre-release health screening

Authors: Benjamin Tapley, Matthew Rendle, Frances M. Baines, Matthias Goetz, Kay S. Bradfield, David Rood, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Andrew Routh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, conservation, husbandry, leptodactylus fallax, uv-b

2015

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