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Wells, R. S. (2017, April). Sarasota Bay’s dolphins
– lessons from 46 years of research. Presentation to
Freedom Boat Club. Mote Marine Laboratory,
Sarasota, FL.
Wells, R. S. (2017, May). Sarasota Bay’s dolphins
– lessons from 46 years of research. Presentation
to local ecotour operators. Mote Marine
Laboratory, Sarasota, FL.
Wells, R. S. (March, 2017). Sarasota’s dolphin
community: conservation focus and model.
Presentation to Suncoast Waterkeepers,
Sierra Club, F.I.S.H. Brunch for the Bay,
Bradenton, FL.
Wells, R. S. (2017, November). Sustainable life
with our aquatic neighbors – the dolphins of Sara-
sota Bay. Keynote Address. Presentation to 12th
Annual Sustainable Communities Workshop,
Sarasota County, FL.
Wells, R. S., McHugh, K. A., Sayigh, L. S.,
Tyack, P. L. and Mann, D. (2017, May). What
Sarasota Dolphins tell us about dolphin communi-
cation. Presentation to South Florida Museum,
Bradenton, FL.
Wells, R. S. (2017, March). The world’s longest-
running study of a dolphin population: lessons from
four decades and 5 generations. Presentation to
Mote Marine Laboratory Basic Marine Science
Class, Sarasota, FL.
Whitham, J.C. (2017, May). WelfareTrak®: a tool
for monitoring the welfare of individual animals.
Presentation to the University of Illinois Animal
Welfare Club, Brookfield, IL.
Presentations at Professional Meetings
Adkesson, M.J. et al. (2017, May). Panel presen-
tation on veterinary education and international
opportunities for veterinary training. 2017 Scien-
tific Meeting of the International Association for
Aquatic Animal Medicine, Cancún, MX.
Adkesson, M. J. et al. (2017, September). Panel
discussion: “roundtable: new approaches to quaran-
tine.” American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Annual Conference, Dallas, TX.
Allen, J. B., Weideman, H. J., Tyson, R. B.,
Holmberg, J., Stewart, C. V., Urian, K. & Wells,
R. (2017, October). Advances in automated dorsal
fin matching – experimental evaluation of a new
algorithm. 22nd Biennial Conference on the
Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, NS.
Andrews, J., Snyder, T., & Che-Castaldo, J.
(2017, September). Moving the needle toward
sustainability: investigating post-hatch and post-
etrpainscsofeprussu) rspvievcaielsisnurthvievballupel-agnre®y. tanager (Thraupis
Presentation at
the poster session at the AZA National Confer-
ence. Indianapolis, IN.
Baker, I., O’Brien, J., McHugh, K. & Berrow,
S. (2017, October). Bottlenose dolphin life history
and population demographics in the Shannon
Estuary, Ireland. 22nd Biennial Conference on
the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, NS.
Baker, M. (2017, February). NGSS & engineer-
ing design process. Illinois Computing Educators
(ICE) Conference, St. Charles, IL.
Balko, J.A., & Chinnadurai, S. K. (2017,
September). Evaluation of the cardiorespiratory
and anesthetic effects of intramuscular alfaxalone
compared to isoflurane inhalant and manual
restraint in the budgerigar (Melopsittacus
undulatus). 2017 Scientific Meeting of American
College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia,
Nashville, TN.
Balko, J.A., Adkesson, M. J., & Chinnadurai, S.
K. (2017, May). Use of Near-infrared Spectroscopy
(NiRS) to assess regional cerebral perfusion in the
South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis)
and South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens).
2017 Scientific Meeting of the International
Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine,
Cancún, MX.
Balko, J. A., Adkesson, M. J., & Chinnadurai, S.
K. (2017, May). Evaluation of a pressure-sensitive
walkway system for characterization of gait in
Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). 2017
Scientific Meeting of the International Associa-
tion for Aquatic Animal Medicine, Cancún, MX.
Balko, J. A. & Chinnadurai, S. K. (2017,
May). Immersion euthanasia of smokey jungle frogs
(Leptodactylus pentadactylus) using tricaine meth-
anesulfonate (MS–222). 2017 Scientific Meeting
of the International Association for Aquatic
Animal Medicine, Cancún, MX.
Balko, J. A., Gatson, B. J., Cohen, E. B.,
Griffith, E. H., & Harms, C. A. (2017, May).
Inhalant anesthetic recovery following intramuscu-
lar epinephrine in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
caretta). 2017 Scientific Meeting of the Interna-
tional Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine,
Cancún, MX.
Balmer, B., Wells, R., Howle, L., Barleycorn, A.,
McLellan, W., Pabst, A., Rowles, T., Schwacke,
L., Townsend, F., Westgate, A. & Zolman, E.
(2017, September). Factors influencing transmis-
sion duration on fin-mounted tags. Cetacean Tag
Development, Tag Follow-up, and Tagging Best
Practices Workshop, Silver Spring, MD.
Bassos-Hull, K., Gaylord-Opalewski, K.,
Hofeldt, K., Busse, A., McHugh, K., Wharton,
J. & Wells, R. (2017, October). Student scientists:
Conservation capacity building by involving
teenagers in research and outreach. 22nd Biennial
Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,
22-27 2017, October, Halifax, NS.
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Brink, M. (2017, September). Reflecting on
practice: advancing the conversation on developing
education professionals. Association of Zoos and
Aquariums Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Bryant, J. B. & Roth, T.L. (2017, October). An-
nual fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations
in pregnant and pseudo-pregnant polar bears (Ur-
sus maritimus). Third International Symposium
of Zoo Animal Welfare, Brookfield, IL.
Callicrate, T., & Traylor-Holzer, K. (2017). One
species, one plan: integrating ex situ management
options as part of a one plan approach to conserva-
tion. Workshop: Strategies for Saving Songbirds
by Linking In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation,
Front Royal, VA.
Camp, C., McHugh, K., Tyson, R. & Mann, D.
(2017, July). Evaluation of Sarasota Bay’s marine
soundscape and its impact on clarity of bottlenose
dolphins’ whistles. Mote Marine Laboratory NSF
REU Poster Session, Sarasota, FL.
Castellini, J. M., O’Hara, T., Gulland, F.,
Wells, R., Rea, L., Quakenbush, L. & Berner, J.
(2017, October). Use of Nobuto™ filter papers for
analyses of contaminants, nutrients, carbon (C) and
nitrogen (N) stable isotopes, and serology in blood.
Poster presentation, 22nd Biennial Conference
on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax,
NS.
Chinnadurai, S. K., Balko, J. A. & Adkesson, M.
J. (2017, May). Evaluation of a pressure-sensitive
walkway system for characterization of gait in
Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). 2017
Scientific Meeting of the International Associa-
tion for Aquatic Animal Medicine, Cancún, MX.
Conners, M., Shorter, A., Zhang, D., Gabaldon,
J., Stacey, R., & Miller, L. J. (2017, Septem-
ber). Small tags have big potential for monitoring
welfare of cetaceans in professionally managed care.
Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual
Copeland, A. (2017, November). CIG turning
loss into gain. National Association for Interpreta-
tion (NAI), National Conference, Spokane, WA.
Copeland, A. (2017, September). CONNECT.
Chicago Wilderness Climate Summit, Chicago, IL.
Copeland, A. (2017, November) A dialogue
about dialogue—sharing perspectives while learn-
ing from each other and our visitors. National
Association for Interpretation (NAI), National
Conference, Spokane, WA.
Copeland, A. (2017, October). Pollinators and
people. Rights of Way as Habitat Working Group
Two-Day Conference, Chicago, IL.