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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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Body mass and growth rates in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) cared for in African wildlife sanctuaries, zoological institutions, and research facilities

Authors: Bryony A Curry, Aimee L Drane, Rebeca Atencia, Yedra Feltrer, Glyn Howatson, Thalita Calvi, Christopher Palmer, Sophie Moittie, Steve Unwin, Joshua C Tremblay

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, chimpanzee, growth rate

2022

Body Size Is Related to Temperature Preference in Hyla chrysoscelis Tadpoles

Authors: Danielle R Kirsch, Shawna Fix, Jon M Davenport, Kristen K Cecala, Joshua R Ennen

Publication/Journal: Journal of Herpetology

Keywords: anuran, thermal preference

2021

Birth of common shovelnose rays (Glaucostegus typus) under captive conditions

Authors: Lori L. Timm, Joshua E. Carter, Joshua Frey, James Prappas, R. J. David Wells

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aquarium, breeding program, environmental conditions, stillborn

2014

Human–animal relationships in zoo-housed orangutans (P. abelii) and gorillas (G. g. gorilla): The effects of familiarity

Authors: Joshua J. Smith

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: gorilla, great ape, human-animal interaction, human-animal relationships, orangutan, social relationships

2014

Self-recognition in the Asian elephant and future directions for cognitive research with elephants in zoological settings

Authors: Joshua M. Plotnik, Frans B. M. de Waal, Donald Moore, Diana Reiss

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal behavior, animal behaviour, cognition, elephants, mirror self-recognition

2010

Acoustic Interaction in Animal Groups: Signaling in Noisy and Social Contexts

Authors: Joshua J. Schwartz, Todd M. Freeberg

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: acoustic signals, eavesdropping, social interactions, vocal communication

2008

Interference risk and the function of dynamic shifts in calling in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Authors: Joshua J. Schwartz, Robert Brown, Sarah Turner, Kola Dushaj, Marisol Castano

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: acoustic, communication, frog, gray treefrog, interference

2008

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