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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=Leah%20Maurer

Abnormal swimming is associated with inner ear damage and improves with meclizine treatment and increased habitat complexity: A case study in Urobatis jamaicensis

Authors: Lauren Puishys, Natalie Mylniczenko, Ryan De Voe, Alisha Fredrickson, Dani Salles, Todd Harmon, Scott Martin, Leah Maurer, Austin Leeds

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: animal behaviour, animal health, animal welfare, aquarium science, elasmobranch, vestibular disease

2024

Zoo Closure Does Not Affect Behavior and Activity Patterns of Palawan Binturong (Arctictis binturong whitei)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Megan Leary, Lisa Holmes, Leah J Williams

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: 24h monitoring, COVID-19, understudied, visitor effect, visitor–animal interactions, welfare

2022

Effects of Nearby Construction Work on the Behavior of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Leah J Williams, Katherine Finch, Rose Agnew, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: behavior, construction, individual differences, lion, sound, welfare

2021

Using longitudinal data to evaluate the behavioural impact of a switch to carcass feeding on an Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)

Authors: Katherine Finch, Leah Williams, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, carcass feeding, evidence-based management, lion, welfare

2020

Calorie restricted rats do not increase metabolic rate post-LPS, but do seek out warmer ambient temperatures to behaviourally induce a fever

Authors: Leah MacDonald, Denovan Begg, Richard S. Weisinger, Stephen Kent

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: body temperature, calorie restriction, fever, lipopolysaccharide, metabolic rate, thermoregulation

2012

Noncompliance With Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: An Exploratory Analysis

Authors: Leah M. Gomez, Kathleen M. Conlee, Martin L. Stephens

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal care standards, humane care, laboratory animal care

2010

Training Nonhuman Primates to Cooperate With Scientific Procedures n Applied Biomedical Research

Authors: Leah Scott, Peter Pearce, Sarah Fairhall, Neil Muggleton, Jeremy Smith

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: choice, laboratory, nonhuman primate, operant conditioning, welfare, well-being

2003

Bubble Ring Play of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for Cognition

Authors: Brenda McCowan, Lori Marino, Erik Vance, Leah Walke, Diana Reiss

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal cognition, bubble rings, cetaceans, cognition, dolphins, play, primates, tursiops-truncatus

2000

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