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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=R.%20Shine

Effects of early social isolation on the behaviour and performance of juvenile lizards, Chamaeleo calyptratus

Authors: Cissy Ballen, Richard Shine, Mats Olsson

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: colour, lizard, ontogeny of social behaviour, social flexibility, social isolation

2014

Chemosensory discrimination of social cues mediates space use in snakes, Cryptophis nigrescens (Elapidae)

Authors: Mitchell L. Scott, Martin J. Whiting, Jonathan K. Webb, Richard Shine

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: chemical communication, cryptophis nigrescens, male contest competition, reptile, retreat site selection, sexual selection, small-eyed snake, social behaviour

2013

Corticosterone–immune interactions during captive stress in invading Australian cane toads (Rhinella marina)

Authors: Sean P. Graham, Crystal Kelehear, Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine

Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior

Keywords: amphibian, anthropogenic stressor, complement, hpa axis, innate immunity, invasive species, phagocytosis, rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala

2012

Facultative Pheromonal Mimicry in Snakes: “She-Males” Attract Courtship Only When it is Useful

Authors: R. Shine, T. Langkilde, R.T. Mason

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Keywords: chemical communication, reproductive tactics, reptile sociality, sexual mimicry

2012

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