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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=N.J.%20Cross

Animal welfare: a complex international public policy issue: economic, policy, societal, cultural and other drivers and constraints. A 20-year international perspective

Authors: A. C. D. Bayvel, T. J. Diesch, N. Cross

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, constraints, drivers, international, new zealand, public policy

2012


Are great apes tested with an abject object-choice task?

Authors: N.J. Mulcahy, V. Hedge

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: abject object-choice, ape, communicative gesture, dog, eye contact, object-choice task

2012


Why Aye-Ayes See Blue

Authors: A.D. Melin, G.L. Moritz, R.A.E. Fosbury, S. Kawamura, N.J. Dominy

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: color vision, colour vision, daubentonia, nocturnal behavior, nocturnal behaviour, opsin, ravenala, scent marking

2012


Sex Differences in the Strategies Used by Rats to Solve a Navigation Task

Authors: C.A. Rodríguez, A. Torres, N.J. Mackintosh, V.D. Chamizo

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Keywords: landmark learning, morris water-maze, rats, sex differences, shape learning

2010


Perceptions of the importance of different welfare issues in livestock production

Authors: C. J. C. Phillips, J. Wojciechowska, J. Meng, N. Cross

Publication/Journal: animal

Keywords: animal welfare, beef cattle, goats, livestock, sheep

2009


Infrared thermography as a non-invasive method for detecting fear-related responses of cattle to handling procedures

Authors: M. Stewart, A.L. Schaefer, D.B. Haley, J. Colyn, N.J. Cook, K.J. Stafford, J.R. Webster

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cattle, eye temperature, fear, handling, infrared thermography

2008


Mobbing vocalizations as a coping response in the common marmoset

Authors: N. Cross, L. J. Rogers

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: cortisol, marmoset, stress, vocalizations

2006


Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) Encode Relevant Problem Features in a Tool-Using Task

Authors: N.J. Mulcahy, J. Call, R.I.M. Dunbar

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animals, female, gorilla gorilla, male, pilot projects, pongo pygmaeus, problem solving, psychomotor performance, reward

2005


Infrared thermography as a non-invasive tool to study animal welfare

Authors: M. Stewart, J. Webster, A.L. Schaefer, N.J. Cook, S.L. Scott

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, infrared thermography, non-invasive techniques, remote sampling, stress measurement

2005


Dog training methods: their use, effectiveness and interaction with behaviour and welfare

Authors: E.F. Hiby, N.J. Rooney, J.W.S. Bradshaw

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, domestic dog, human-animal interaction, obedience, problematic behavior, problematic behaviour, training methods

2004


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