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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=Melinda%20A%20Novak

Evaluation of Targeted Injections of Ivermectin or Potassium Chloride for Euthanasia of Anesthetized Thorny Devil Stick Insects (Eurycantha calcarata)

Authors: Ashlyn C Heniff, Melinda A Gorges, Gregory A Lewbart, Julie A Balko

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: Eurycantha calcarata, euthanasia, insects, ivermectin, KCl, potassium chloride, thorny devil stick insect

2023

Nonhuman primate abnormal behavior: Etiology, assessment, and treatment

Authors: Corrine K Lutz, Kristine Coleman, Lydia M Hopper, Melinda A Novak, Jaine E Perlman, Ori Pomerantz

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: abnormal behavior, captivity, primates

2022

Husbandry protocols for the Band‐tailed pigeon, Patagioenas fasciata albilinea, at the WCS, Bronx Zoo for future conservation management programs

Authors: David A. Oehler, Ben J. Novak, Susan C. Schmid, Ken J. Huth, Aniko I. Totha, Tapan Audhya

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: band-tailed pigeon, conservation management, patagioenas fascinate

2018

Assessing significant (>30%) alopecia as a possible biomarker for stress in captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: Melinda A. Novak, Mark T. Menard, Saif N. El-Mallah, Kendra Rosenberg, Corrine K. Lutz, Julie Worlein, Kris Coleman, Jerrold S. Meyer

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: alopecia, cortisol, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, stress

2017

The correlation between alopecia and temperament in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at four primate facilities

Authors: Kristine Coleman, Corrine K. Lutz, Julie M. Worlein, Daniel H. Gottlieb, Emily Peterson, Grace H. Lee, Nicola D. Robertson, Kendra Rosenberg, Mark T. Menard, Melinda A. Novak

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: anxiety, behavioral inhibition, hair loss, husbandry practices

2017

A longitudinal study of hair cortisol concentrations in Macaca nemestrina mothers and infants

Authors: Kimberly S. Grant, Julie M. Worlein, Jerrold S. Meyer, Melinda A. Novak, Rose Kroeker, Kendra Rosenberg, Caroline Kenney, Thomas M. Burbacher

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: cortisol, fetal exposure, hair, infant macaque, pregnancy

2017

Responses to the Human Intruder Test are related to hair cortisol phenotype and sex in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Authors: Amanda F. Hamel, Corrine K. Lutz, Kristine Coleman, Julie M. Worlein, Emily J. Peterson, Kendra L. Rosenberg, Melinda A. Novak, Jerrold S. Meyer

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: hair cortisol, human intruder test, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, temperament

2017

Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) displaying self-injurious behavior show more sleep disruption than controls

Authors: Lauren L. Stanwicks, Amanda F. Hamel, Melinda A. Novak

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: nighttime activity, self-injurious behavior, sleep

2017

Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) with self-injurious behavior show less behavioral anxiety during the human intruder test

Authors: Emily J. Peterson, Julie M. Worlein, Grace H. Lee, Amanda M. Dettmer, Elana K. Varner, Melinda A. Novak

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: anxiety, blunted affect, human intruder test, rhesus macaques, self-injury

2017

Effects of stereotypic behaviour and chronic mild stress on judgement bias in laboratory mice

Authors: Janja Novak, Klement Stojanovski, Luca Melotti, Thomas Reichlin, Rupert Palme, Hanno Würbel

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: *cognitive bias, affective state, bar-mouthing, emotion, mouse, stereotypy, welfare

2016

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