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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=M.J.%20Anderson

Historical Perspectives Purposeful Porpoise Training at Fjord&Bælt: The First 25 Years

Authors: Magnus Wahlberg, Mats Amundin, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Søren Hechmann Andersen, Marie-Anne Blanchet, Sabrina Brando, Andreas Brogaard Buhl, Geneviève Desportes, Sabina Fobian Hansen, Christina Lockyer

Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals

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2023


Use of Blood Lactate in Assessment of Manual Capture Techniques of Zoo-Housed Crocodilians

Authors: Holly Grace Molinaro, Gen S Anderson, Lauren Gruny, Emily S Sperou, Darryl J Heard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: captivity, physiology, reptile, restraint, welfare, wellbeing

2022


Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: african elephant, age, behavioral development, cross-sectional, early social behavior, play

2021


Age‐based variation in calf independence, social behavior and play in a captive population of African elephant calves

Authors: Patrick T Freeman, Erica L Anderson, Kristin B Allen, Caitlin E O'Connell‐Rodwell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: animal welfare, enrichment, interaction, ontogeny, sociality

2021


Behavioural response of zoo-housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) to changes in exhibit and social group

Authors: E. J. Anderson, R. B. Weladji, P. Pare

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: behaviour, exhibit, group formation, habituation, primates, translocation, welfare

2019


Nesting, sleeping, and nighttime behaviors in wild and captive great apes

Authors: James R. Anderson, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Louise C. Lock, Iris Weiche

Publication/Journal: Primates

Keywords: bonobo, chimpanzee, environmental enrichment, gorilla, nest building, orangutan, sleep posture, sleep quality, welfare

2019


Causes of mortality in sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) housed in U.S. zoos

Authors: Kadie Anderson, Michael M Garner, Patricia M Dennis

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: biliary adenocarcinoma, disease, melursus ursinus, mortality, sloth bear

2018


Investigating the impact of media on demand for wildlife: A case study of Harry Potter and the UK trade in owls

Authors: Diane A. Megias, Sean C. Anderson, Robert J. Smith, Diogo Veríssimo

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: human behavior, media, wildlife trade

2017


Changes in the dominance hierarchy of captive female Japanese macaques as a consequence of merging two previously established groups

Authors: Emily J. Anderson, Robert B. Weladji, Patrick Paré

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: dominance ranks, group formation, macaca fuscatamacaca fuscata, primates, welfare

2016


Mixed-species associations in cuxiús (genus Chiropotes)

Authors: Christopher A. Shaffer, Adrian A. Barnett, Tremaine Gregory, Fabiano de Melo, Leandro Moreira, Thiago H. G. Alvim, Viviane S. Moura, Anderson Filó, Tatiane Cardoso, Marcio Port-Carvalho, Ricardo Rodrigues dos Santos, Sarah A. Boyle

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: bearded sakis, brazil, guyana, polyspecific association, suriname

2016


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