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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=Megan%20Owen

Comparison of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in hand‐versus parent‐reared whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Authors: Megan E Brown, Miranda R Torkelson, Glenn H Olsen, Ashley Krisp, Barry K Hartup

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive rearing, corticosterone, development, reintroduction, whooping cranes

2020


Stereotypic behaviour predicts reproductive performance and litter sex ratio in giant pandas

Authors: Meghan S Martin, Megan Owen, Nathan JP Wintle, Guiquan Zhang, Hemin Zhang, Ronald R Swaisgood

Publication/Journal: Scientific Reports

Keywords: captivity, giant pandas, reproductive-performance, stereotypies

2020


Achieving optimal welfare for the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in North American zoos and aquariums

Authors: Kaylin S. Tennant, Valerie D. Segura, Megan C. Morris, Kristen Denninger Snyder, David Bocian, Dan Maloney, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: captivity, exhibit design, hippopotamus, welfare, wellness

2018


Persistence of food guarding across conditions of free and scheduled feeding in shelter dogs

Authors: Julie Lyle, Susan Kapla, Stephanie P. da Silva, Megan E. Maxwell

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, food guarding, food-related aggression, safer® assessment, shelter dogs

2017


Reprint of “Rearing piglets in multi-litter group lactation systems: Effects on piglet aggression and injuries post-weaning”

Authors: Megan Verdon, Rebecca S. Morrison, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, group lactation, piglet, pigsafe, socialisation, weaning

2017


A Systematic Review of the Literature Addressing Veterinary Care for Underserved Communities

Authors: Elizabeth LaVallee, Megan Kiely Mueller, Emily McCobb

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: care barrier, community medicine, low-price clinic, underserved community, veterinary

2017


Age and sex-specific mortality of wild and captive populations of a monogamous pair-bonded primate (Aotus azarae)

Authors: Sam M. Larson, Fernando Colchero, Owen R. Jones, Lawrence Williams, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: biparental care, keyfitz' entropy, life expectancy, monogamy, pair bond, senescence

2016


Hormonal stimulation and paternal experience influence responsiveness to infant distress vocalizations by adult male common marmosets, Callithrix jacchus

Authors: Toni E. Ziegler, Megan E. Sosa

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: estradiol, infant distress cry, marmoset, paternal care, testosterone

2016


Inter-annual patterns of aggression and pair bonding in captive American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Authors: Nathan B. Frumkin, Tina W. Wey, Megan Exnicios, Caroline Benham, Mitchell G. Hinton, Samantha Lantz, Carolyn Atherton, Debbie Forde, Jordan Karubian

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive animals, personality, social networks, ucinet, zoo management

2016


Rearing piglets in multi-litter group lactation systems: Effects on piglet aggression and injuries post-weaning

Authors: Megan Verdon, Rebecca S. Morrison, Paul H. Hemsworth

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: aggression, group lactation, piglet, pigsafe, socialisation, weaning

2016


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