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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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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

Assessment of behavior and space use before and after forelimb amputation in a zoo-housed chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Mabel Y. L. Ang, Marisa A. Shender, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adaptability, disability, management, post-operative care, recovery

2017

Effects of crowd size on exhibit use by and behavior of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) at a zoo

Authors: Kristin E. Bonnie, Mabel Y. L. Ang, Stephen R. Ross

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: exhibit design, visitor effects, welfare

2016

Anxiety-like, novelty-seeking and memory/learning behavioral traits in male Wistar rats submitted to early weaning

Authors: Mabel Carneiro Fraga, Egberto Gaspar de Moura, Natália da Silva Lima, Patrícia C. Lisboa, Elaine de Oliveira, Juliana Oliveira Silva, Sylvio Claudio-Neto, Cláudio C. Filgueiras, Yael Abreu-Villaça, Alex C. Manhães

Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior

Keywords: anxiety, early weaning, learning, memory, motor activity, novelty-seeking

2014

Foraging Behavior of the Midday Gerbil (Meriones meridianus): Combined Effects of Distance and Microhabitat

Authors: L. Shuai, Y. L. Song

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: central place foraging, foraging behavior, foraging behaviour, giving-up density, microhabitat, travel distance

2011

Measuring Responsible Environmental Behavior: Self-Reported and Other-Reported Measures and Their Differences in Testing a Behavioral Model

Authors: Y. L. Chao, S. P. Lam

Publication/Journal: Environment and Behavior

Keywords: other-reports, participant observation, responsible environmental behavior, responsible environmental behaviour, self-reports

2009

Seasonal energy utilization in bamboo by the red panda (Ailurus fulgens)

Authors: Fuwen Wei, Zuwang Wang, Zuojian Feng, Ming Li, Ang Zhou

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: digestibility, energetics, yele reserve

2000

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