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Knight, M.A., Dziobak, M. K., Pisarski, E. Miller, L.J. (2024, Apri 15-18). The Im- assay for detection of Sulawesi tortoise
C., Wirth, E. F., Wells, R. S., Moors, A. portance of Behavior Management: adenovirus. Annual Conference of the
J., McFee, W., & Hart, L. B. (2024, May Scientific Insights [Keynote address]. American Association of Zoo Veterinar-
5-9). A New Method for Detecting and Animal Behavior Management Alliance ians, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Quantifying Phthalate Exposure Using Annual Conference, Nashville, TN,
Blubber from Bottlenose Dolphins United States.
Ready, Z.C., Adamovicz, L., Wellehan,
(Tursiops truncatus) [Oral presentation].
J.F.X., & Allender, M.C. (2024) Preva-
Society of Environmental Toxicology
Miller, L.J. (2024, September 14-19). Be- lence of Adenoviruses in free-ranging
and Chemistry, Seville, Spain.
havioral Diversity as a Positive Indicator Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandin-
of Animal Welfare [Paper presentation]. gii), painted turtles (Chrysemys picta),
Lang, D. M., Adamovicz, L. A., Hung, C-C., Annual Conference of the Association and red-eared slidewrs (Trachemy
Delk, K. W., Langan, J. N., Chinnadurai, S. of Zoos and Aquariums, Calgary, AB, scripta elegans) in Illinois, USA. Annual
K., & Allender, M. C. (2024, September). Canada. Conference of the American Associa-
Development of a validated quantita- tion of Zoo Veterinarians, Toronto,
tive PCR assay and fungal culture for ON, Canada.
Miller, L.J. (2024, October 2). Visitor
advanced diagnosis of Macrorhabdus
Perception of Welfare Versus Reality
ornithogaster in budgerigars (Melopsit-
[Virtual presentation]. Alliance of Marine Ritzler, C. (2024) Behavior as the Building
tacus undulatus). Joint Meeting of the
Mammal Parks and Aquariums Educa- Block: Using Research and Ethology
American Association of Zoo Veterinar-
tion Committee Meeting. to Inform Zoo Design and Animal Well-
ians and European Meeting of Zoo and
being. Annual Conference of Animal
Wildlife Veterinarians, Toronto,
Behavior Society, London, ON, Canada.
Moore, M., & Wells, R. S. (2024, January
ON, Canada.
10). Assessment of Movement Patterns
and Critical Habitat for Coastal and Ritzler, C., Dennis, P., Fox, J., Lukas, K., &
Lang, D.M., Cerreta A.J., Cunning R., Mat- Continental Shelf Small Cetaceans in Koester, D. (2024, September 14-19).
suda S., Burton K., Heinsohn N., Roberts the Gulf of Mexico Using Newly Devel- Calculating Clutter: Quantifying the
J., Wylie B., Strobel M., Delaney M.A., oped Remote Satellite Tagging Tech- Visual Complexity of Zoo habitats 4
Cox S., Tang K.N. (2024). Safety and niques [Virtual presentation]. National Using Computational Measures [Poster
efficancy of fluconazole for treatment Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- presentation]. Annual Conference of
of Bryopsis spp. in three coral species tion RESTORE Act Webinar. Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Canine influenza viruses (CIV)
(Acropora muricata, Stylophora pistillla- Calgary, AB, Canada.
ta, Seriatopora guttata). can cause severe morbidity
Moorhead, K., Adamovicz, L., & Allender, in domestic dogs (Canis lupus
M. C. (2024, March). Applying health Sayigh, L., Stuhlmann, C., Janik, V., Tyack, familiaris), and coyotes
Mason, G., Conley, K., Hope, M., Kelly, L. assessment to conservation efforts P., Wells, R. S., & Jensen, F. H. (2024,
- A. D., & Reina, K. (2024, October 26). of Blanding’s turtles in Illinois. Chicago April 10-12). Shared non-signature (Canis latrans) share urban
Growing innovation on a classic foun- Wilderness Wildlife Meeting, Brookfield, whistles produced by bottlenose habitats with domestic dogs,
dation [Panel session]. Northern Illinois dolphins [Oral presentation]. European
IL, United States. providing opportunities for
Nature Play Association (NINPA) Sec- Cetacean Society Conference, Catania,
ond Nature 2024 Midwest Early Child- Italy. pathogen transmission.
hood Educator Conference, Brookfield, Patton, P. T., Allen, J. B., Wells, R. S., et al.
IL, United States. https://ninpa.org (2024, July 15-19). Evaluating tradeoffs However, in a study conducted
Shearer, J. Jensen, F., Fahlman, A., Barley-
between automation and bias in stock
corn, A., Allen, J., McHugh, K., Trainor, by the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab,
assessments relying on photo-identi-
Mendez, Y., Hostetter, K., & Briddell, E. R., Moore, M., Allen, A., Bedford, G.,
fication [Poster presentation]. Interna- over 100 free-ranging coyotes
(2024, December 2-6). The Power of Sweeney, J., Stone, R., & Wells, R. (2024,
tional Statistical Ecology Conference, in the Chicago area were tested
Questions [Presentation]. National April 10-12). Diel foraging patterns of
Swansea, United Kingdom.
Association for Interpretation National deep-diving offshore common bot- and found negative for canine
Conference, St. Augustine, FL, tlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) influenza, suggesting that
United States. Ready, Z.C., Adamovicz, L., Wellehan, tagged near Bermuda [Oral presen- they cannot be the source
J.F.X., & Allender, M.C. (2024) Develop- tation]. European Cetacean Society
ment and validation of quantitative PCR Conference, Catania, Italy. of cases found in local
domestic dogs.
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