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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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Bubble trails, bursts, rings, and more: A review of multiple bubble types produced by cetaceans

Authors: K. R. Moreno, R. P. Macgregor

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: bubble, bubble burst, bubble ring, bubble trail, cetacean behavior

2019


Pushed to the limit: food abundance determines tag-induced harm in penguins

Authors: R. P. Wilson, J. E. Sala, A. Gómez-Laich, J. Ciancio, F. Quintana

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, body condition-dependent cost of transport, drag, energy expenditure, magellanic penguin, spheniscus magellanicus

2015


Coral reef fish incorporate multiple sources of visual and chemical information to mediate predation risk

Authors: R. P. Manassa, D. L. Dixson, M. I. McCormick, D. P. Chivers

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: amphiprion percula, anemonefish, coral reef fish, olfactory cue, orange clownfish, predation risk, shoaling, visual information

2013


Contrast Imaging Ultrasound Detects Abnormalities in the Marmoset Ovary

Authors: J. M. Hastings, K. D. Morris, D. Allan, H. Wilson, R. P. Millar, H. M. Fraser, C. M. Moran

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: contrast agent, corpus luteum, nonhuman primate, ovary, ultrasound

2012


Differing results for motivation tests and measures of resource use: The value of environmental enrichment to gestating sows housed in stalls

Authors: Monica R. P. Elmore, Joseph P. Garner, Anna K. Johnson, Richard D. Kirkden, Emily G. Patterson-Kane, Brian T. Richert, Edmond A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, compost, operant conditioning, pigs, straw, welfare

2012


Tags on seabirds: how seriously are instrument-induced behaviours considered?

Authors: S. P. Vandenabeele, R. P. Wilson, A. Grogan

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, device effects, logging technology, seabirds, tags, tracking

2011


Wolf-Pack (Canis lupus) Hunting Strategies Emerge From Simple Rules in Computational Simulations

Authors: C. Muro, R. Escobedo, L. Spector, R. P. Coppinger

Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes

Keywords: collective behavior, collective behaviour, emergence, wolf-pack hunting

2011


A flooring comparison: The impact of rubber mats on the health, behavior, and welfare of group-housed sows at breeding

Authors: Monica R. P. Elmore, Joseph P. Garner, Anna K. Johnson, Brian T. Richert, Edmond A. Pajor

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behavior, comfort, group-housed, rubber mat, sows, welfare

2010


Predatory behavior of the snake Bothrops jararaca and its adaptation to captivity

Authors: Lanfranco R. P. Troncone, Paulo F. Silveira

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: adaptation, bothrops jararaca, captivity, feeding, predatory behavior, prey, snake

2001


A method for encouraging maternal care in the giant panda

Authors: G. Q. Zhang, R. R. Swaisgood, R. P. Wei, H. M. Zhang, H. Y. Han, D. S. Li, L. F. Wu, A. M. White, D. G. Lindburg

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: infant stimuli, infant surrogate, maternal reluctance, maternal training

2000


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