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Date: 06/20/21
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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=Lisa%20Holmes

Caretaker attitudes and animal training are associated with alpaca behaviour towards humans—An online survey

Authors: Ines Windschnurer, Lisa Fischer, Takuya Yanagida, Cassandra Eibl, Sonja Franz, Susanne Waiblinger

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: attitudes, behaviour, behavioural problems, ease of handling, human-animal interactions, new world camelids

2021

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

Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare

Authors: Lance J Miller, Greg A Vicino, Jessica Sheftel, Lisa K Lauderdale

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, behavior-based enrichment, behavioral restriction, evidence-based management, fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, stereotypic behavior, thrive, welfare assessment

2020

Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment

Authors: Lisa Marie Riley, Paul Edward Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop

2020

The nocturnal activity of a commonly housed rodent: How African pygmy dormice (Graphiurus murinus) respond to an enriched environment

Authors: Geminni PSA Lang, Paul E Rose, Steve M Nash, Lisa M Riley

Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior

Keywords: behavioral repertoires, Graphiurus murinus, nest box, space use, welfare

2020

Social and environmental impacts on sleep in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Authors: Emma Evison, Andrew McKenzie, Lisa Holmes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: asian elephant, sleep, social compatibility, welfare, zoo

2020

Social proximities of developing gorilla males (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in European zoos: the consequences of castration and social composition

Authors: Benoit Létang, Baptiste Mulot, Vanessa Alerte, Thomas Bionda, Lisa Britton, Tjerk ter Meulen, János Szánthó, Jean-Pascal Guéry, Cédric Sueur

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bachelor, castration, gorillas, maturation, social network analysis, welfare

2020

The stress of being alone: Removal from the colony, but not social subordination, increases fecal cortisol metabolite levels in eusocial naked mole-rats

Authors: Phoebe D Edwards, Skyler J Mooney, Curtis O Bosson, Ilapreet Toor, Rupert Palme, Melissa M Holmes, Rudy Boonstra

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: enzyme immunoassay, eusocial, fecal cortisol metabolites, isolation stress, naked mole-rat, social rank, social status, social stress

2020

Total Eclipse of the Zoo: Animal Behavior during a Total Solar Eclipse

Authors: Adam Hartstone-Rose, Edwin Dickinson, Lisa M Paciulli, Ashley R Deutsch, Leon Tran, Grace Jones, Kaitlyn C Leonard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: anxiety, captive, light, weather, zoo

2020

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

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