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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.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?ignore=title%2Cabstract%2Cpublication%2Ckeywords&fwp_search=Kenneth%20Royal

Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care

Authors: Lisa K Lauderdale, Kenneth Alex Shorter, Ding Zhang, Joaquin Gabaldon, Jill D Mellen, Douglas A Granger, Michael T Walsh, Lance J Miller

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo

2022

Investigation of Environmentally Dependent Movement of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Authors: Zining Zhang, Ding Zhang, Joaquin Gabaldon, Kari Goodbar, Nicole West, Kira Barton, Kenneth Alex Shorter

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: computer vision, enrichment, environmental stimuli, object detection, swimming kinematics

2021

Baseline Knowledge of Potential Pet Toxins among the US General Public

Authors: Natalie Young, Kenneth Royal, Bryan Lovee, Gigi Davidson

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal toxins, animals, knowledge survey, pet toxins, veterinary medicine

2019

Food Quality in Lusaka National Park: Tracking Mortality in Black Lechwe Antelopes

Authors: Kenneth Nyambe, Lackson Chama, Stanford Siachoono, Benjamin Mubemba

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal mortality, bangweulu wetlands, food quality, lusaka national park, state house

2017

Technology advancing the study of animal cognition: using virtual reality to present virtually simulated environments to investigate nonhuman primate spatial cognition

Authors: Francine L. Dolins, Kenneth Schweller, Scott Milne

Publication/Journal: Current Zoology

Keywords:

2017

A comparison of activity patterns for captive Propithecus tattersalli and Propithecus coquereli

Authors: Gregory L. Wallace, Lisa B. Paquette, Kenneth E. Glander

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: allogrooming, coquerel's sifaka, female dominance, golden-crowned sifaka, lemur, social behavior

2016

Percutaneous ureteral stent placement for the treatment of a benign ureteral obstruction in a Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)

Authors: Katie W. Delk, Raymund F. Wack, Anne Burgdorf-Moisuk, Carrie A. Palm, Allison Zwingenberger, Craig B. Glaiberman, Kenneth H. Ferguson, William T. N. Culp

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: fluoroscopy, hydronephrosis, interventional radiology, nephroureterogram, non-domestic felid, ureterolith

2015

Microhabitat evaluation and utilization by a foraging predator

Authors: Kelton D. Welch, Kenneth F. Haynes, James D. Harwood

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: ambush predator, decision-making, flexible foraging, mermessus fradeorum, olfactory cue, site selection, spider web

2013

Male risk taking, female odors, and the role of estrogen receptors

Authors: Martin Kavaliers, Amy Clipperton-Allen, Cheryl L. Cragg, Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Kenneth S. Korach, Louis Muglia, Elena Choleris

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, boldness, decision-making, fear, oxytocin, predator odor, sexual behavior, social behavior, social recognition

2012

Dietary choices by four captive slender lorises (Loris tardigradus) when presented with various insect life stages

Authors: Jonathan B. Clayton, Kenneth E. Glander

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive diet, duke lemur center, prosimian

2011

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