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Posters will be on display during Exhibit Hall Hours in the rear of the Exhibit Hall. Authors of each poster will be present for discussion during the Poster Reception, Tuesday, September 10, from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. Beer, wine, and light appetizers will be served.

POSTERS ARE LISTED BY PRIMARY TRACK.

Connections of the Staff-Animal Bond and ANIMAL MANAGEMENT, HEALTH & WELFARE Ambassador (Acinonyx jubatus) Welfare 21 • Brittany Fischer, Graduate Student, Center for Human- Age-related Changes in Behavior and Glucocorticoid Animal Interactions Research & Education at The Ohio Production by Somali Wild Ass Foals (Equus africanus State University somaliensis) 30 • Corinne Kozlowski, Endocrinologist, Saint Louis Zoo Designing and Collaborating for Pangolin Husbandry • Eli Baskir, Saint Louis Zoo Advancement 38 • Helen Clawitter, Saint Louis Zoo • Amy Roberts, Senior Curator of Mammals, Brookfield Zoo • Tim Thier, Saint Louis Zoo • Martha Fischer, Saint Louis Zoo Dig It: Facilitating Intrinsically Reinforcing Natural Behavior • David M. Powell, Saint Louis Zoo for Two Species of Mole Rats at the Philadelphia Zoo 43 • Cheryl S. Asa, Saint Louis Zoo • Michael Stern, Curator of Primates & Small Mammals, Philadelphia Zoo Analysis of Maternal Behaviors from Labor to Cub Removal in Captive Amur Leopards 7 Do Animal Care Staff Perceptions of Social Bonding • Teresa Sauer, Student, Fairfield University Predict Oxytocin Concentrations in Western Lowland • Alanna Goldy, Student Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)? 12 • Morgan Hansen, Student • Austin Leeds, Research Manager, Disney’s Animal Kingdom • Jim Knox, ’s Beardsley Zoo • Mandi Schook, Science Operations Director, Disney’s • Rob Tomas, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Animal Kingdom • Ashley Byun, Associate Professor, Fairfield University • Patricia Dennis, Epidemiologist, • Tara Stoinski, President and CEO/Chief Scientific Officer, Behavioral Responses of Tigers (Panthera tigris) to Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Olfactory Stimuli at the Bronx Zoo, New York 13 • Mark Willis, Department of Biology Chair, Case Western • Hannah Dancy, Masters Student, Columbia University Reserve University • Kristen Lukas, Director of Conservation & Science, Behavioral Thermoregulation in Asian at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Audubon Zoo: Shade Seeking and Pool Usage 41 • Michael Rowe, Assistant Professor of Physiology, Do Evening Zoo Events Influence Daytime Activity of Dillard University Nearby Animals? 32 • Cathleen Cox, Zoo Research Director, Los Angeles Zoo Captive Populations as a Tool for Wildlife Research: & Botanical Garden Non-invasive Methods Assess the Stress Hormones and Health of Gentoo Penguins 29 Do Routine Human-Animal Interactions Have the • Jessica Karan, Graduate Student, College of Charleston Physiological Responses We Expect? 26 • Matthew Heintz, Research Associate, Detroit Zoological Cetacean Welfare Study: Accredited Institutions Unite Society to Continuously Improve the Welfare of Cetaceans in • Grace Fuller, Manager of Applied Animal Welfare Science, and Aquariums 31 Detroit Zoological Society • Lisa Lauderdale, Postdoctoral Fellow, Zoological • Stephanie Allard, Director of Animal Welfare, Detroit Society – Brookfield Zoo Zoological Society Change in Social Spacing in Captive Western Lowland Don’t Jinx It!: The Impact of Maternal Training on Gorillas During Reproductive Period 11 the Development of Natural Maternal Behaviors in a • Katherine Christie, Student, University of Georgia Naive 0.1 18 Changes in the Demographic and Genetic Status of • Courtney Eparvier, Curator of Primates and Sea , AZA Animal Populations Over Time 10 Audubon Nature Institute • Judy Che-Castaldo, Research Scientist, • Melissa Passman, Primate Animal Care Staff, Audubon Nature Institute Characterizing the Reproductive Biology of • Amanda Fyfe, Primate Animal Care Staff, Zoo-housed Bactrian Camels (Camelus bactrianus) Audubon Nature Institute Using Fecal Hormone Metabolite Analysis 22 • Katherine Fowler, Endocrinology Laboratory Associate, Lincoln Park Zoo

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Dynamic Lighting Modifies Chuckwallas’ Individual Differences in Initiation of Pectoral Fin Contact (Sauromalus varius) Habitat Usage 2 Exchanges in Bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) 34 • Eli Baskir, Manager of Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo • Riley Macgregor, Graduate Student, University of • Stephen Hammack, Herpetology Keeper, Saint Louis Zoo Southern Mississippi • Mark Wanner, Zoological Manager of Herpetology & • Kathleen Dudzinski, Communication Project Aquatics, Saint Louis Zoo • Teri Bolton, Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences • Lauren Augustine, Curator of Herpetology & Director of the Ron Goellner Center for Hellbender Conservation, Investigating Chronic Wasting Disease Susceptibility of Saint Louis Zoo Endangered Cervids 36 • Jeff Ettling, Executive Director/CEO, Sedgwick County Zoo • Tolulope Perrin-Stowe, Ph.D. Candidate, UIUC • David Powell, Director of Research: Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences, Saint Louis Zoo Let the Early Bird Sleep in; Impacts of Reducing Overnight Lighting around Aviary 47 Effectiveness of a Screen Enclosure at Reducing Risk of • Michelle Wood, Research Associate, Arbovirus Transmission to Captive Penguins 14 Disney’s Animal Kingdom • Geneve Darnell, Supervisor of Birds, Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Maintaining Exhibit Water Quality Saving Time and Space Using Inexpensive Sustainable Constructed Wetlands 23 Eight is GREAT – The Journey of Audubon Zoo’s • Kathleen Gries, Zoo Specialist, City of Baraboo Primate Team Successfully Completing Eight Great Ape Ochsner Park Zoo Transfers within 15 Months 19 • Courtney Eparvier, Curator of Primates and Sea Lions, Managing the Microbiome of Turtle Headstart Habitats 25 Audubon Nature Institute • Monique Hazemi, Graduate Student, John G. and the University of at Urbana-Champaign Enrichment Evaluation Across Departments 39 • Angela Kent, Professor of Natural Resources and • Amy Roberts, Senior Curator of Mammals, Brookfield Zoo Environmental Sciences and Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Director, University of Illinois at Evolution in Animal Husbandry – Improving Welfare Urbana-Champaign for Animal Ambassadors 33 • William Van Bonn, Vice President of Animal Health, • Trinity Leiser, Outreach Programs Supervisor, John G. Shedd Aquarium • Jennifer Pramuk, Animal Curator, Woodland Park Zoo

Exhibit Rotation and Access: The Simple Bear Necessities 3 Reducing the Amount of Food Waste Through Feeding • Laura Bernstein-Kurtycz, Graduate Research Associate, of Managed Populations at 17 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Nathan Edwards, Student, Colorado State University

Fast Slow to Breed: A Review of Reproductive Overview of a Long-term Behavior and Welfare Research in Zoo-housed 40 Assessment of California Sea Lions 46 • Tori Roeder, Graduate Fellow, The Ohio State University • Madeline Winans, Masters Student, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Ohio State University Gorilla R/R: It’s Time to Bring it Up Again 44 • Kaylin Tennant, Graduate Research Associate, Reproductive Analysis of a Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) 4 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Susan Bowers, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, • Elena Less, Associate Curator of Animals, Louisiana State University of Alexandria Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Katelyn Mayeux, Student, Louisiana State University of • Pam Dennis, Veterinary Epidemiologist, Louisiana Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Rebekah Riddle, DVM, Msc, Alexandria Zoological Park • Kristen Lukas, Director of Conservation and Science, • Jenny Sones, DVM, Ph.D., DACT, Louisiana State University Cleveland Metroparks Zoo • Clare Scully, MA, DVM, MS, DACT, Louisiana State University • Sean Perry, DVM, Louisiana State University Hibernation Behavior and Ethogram of Captive Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) 27 Retrofitting Existing Exhibits in Zoos and Aquariums 15 • Dong-Hyuk Jeong, Chief Veterinarian, Species Restoration • Geneve Darnell, Supervisor of Birds, Jacksonville Zoo Technology Institute, Korea and Gardens

In the Eye of the Tiger, the Thrill is the Choice 37 Socioecology of Zoologically-housed Western Lowland • Charles Ritzler, Graduate Research Associate, Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): Measuring Social Spacing Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Introduction of an Artificial Termite Mound 28 • Laura Bernstein-Kurtycz, Graduate Research Associate, • Caroline Jones, Doctoral Candidate in Psychology, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo University of Georgia • Kristen Lukas, Director of Conservation & Science, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Spatial Intelligence Technology Insights to Inform • Diana Koester, Research Curator, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Animal Wellness 35 • Mark Miller, FAIA, Principal, MKThink

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The Ability of PGFM to Distinguish between Pregnancy BUSINESS OPERATIONS and Pseudopregnancy in North American River Otters (Lontra canadensis), Asian Small-clawed Otters (Aonyx Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: cinereus), and Giant River Otters (Pteronura brasiliensis) 16 Evolving Plastic Policy – Increasing Impact 49 • Lauren Dubberley, Student, Colorado State University • Andrea Densham, Senior Director Policy & Advocacy, John G. Shedd Aquarium The Relationship between Coat Color and Dominance in Female Over Time 45 Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: Give a Sip 50 • Taylor Wilson, Student, Otterbein University • Karen Tingley, Director of Education, Wildlife Conservation Society Training American Black Bears for Voluntary Veterinary Care 20 Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: Leveraging • Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, Associate Director of Student “Washed Ashore” to Reduce Single-use Plastics 51 Activities, Baylor University • Liz Larsen, Director of Conservation, Utah’s • Robert L. Reid, Director of the Baylor Chamber of Commerce, Baylor University Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: Plastic Free EcoChallenge 52 Use of High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification • Barb Revard, Director of Sustainability, Columbus Zoo Technology to Monitor Nest Usage in the Northern and Aquarium Carmine Bee-eater (Merops n. nubicus) 1 • Andrew Alba, Research Programs Specialist, Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: Sustainability Disney’s Animal Kingdom Institute Collaboration 53 • Michael Hrabina, Global Product Marketing Manager, • Elizabeth Bagley, Director of Sustainability, FEIG Electronics, Inc. Steinhart Aquarium

Why Are You Doing That, How Can I Get You to do Highlights of the 2019 Green Summit: Winning the Fight Something Different, and How Can I Communicate That Against Single-use Plastic 54 to Others? Using ZooMonitor to Set Behavioral Goals for • David Wilke, Director of Facilities, Woodland Park Zoo Animals in Our Care 42 • Molly Selleck, Student, Colorado State University and Silicon Zoo: Technology, Innovation, Affordability, and You 55 Downtown Aquarium Denver • Jeremiah Gard, Director of Finance, Red River Zoo

Why Do Giant Anteaters Hate Weed Wackers? Exploring Who Wants to be a Zookeeper? A Sneak Peek at Anxiety Responses to Sound in the Giant Anteater Characteristics of Aspiring Zookeepers 56 (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) 5 • Robert Mendyk, Curator of Herpetology, Audubon Zoo • Ashley Byun, Associate Professor, Fairfield University • Dan Dembiec, Curator, Memphis Zoo • Allie Martin, Fairfield University • Ryan Remeik, Fairfield University • Jim Knox, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo CONSERVATION • Rob Tomas, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo • Jack Vees, Yale School of Music A Big Impact with a Light Touch: The Oakland Zoo • Laura McSweeney, Fairfield University California Trail 70 • Alyson Yarus, Associate Principal, Director of Animal Care Zookeeper and Visitor Perceptions at Pueblo Zoo: Projects, Noll & Tam Architects Rating Welfare of African penguins (Spheniscus demerus), Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), Acoustical Detection of Local, Free-flying Bats in African Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus), and Camels Zoos: An Engaging Technique for Bat Education and (Camelus bactrianus and Camelus dromedarius) 24 Conservation 69 • Suzie Halvorson, Student, Pueblo Zoo and Colorado • Jericho Whiting, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Brigham State University Young University-Idaho

Behavioral Compatibility Between the Golden AQUARIUM AFFAIRS Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) and Goeldi’s Marmoset (Callimico goeldii) 9 Flip or Flop: Mote’s Journey Through DIY • Rebecca Lyons, Student, Fairfield University Exhibit Upgrades 48 • Kenneth Fernandez, Student, Fairfield University • Heather Hooper, Senior Aquarium Biologist/Aquarium • John Cahill, Student, Fairfield University (at the time of Dive Safety Officer, & Aquarium the project) • Mike Collins, Curator of Exhibits, Mote Marine Laboratory • Ashley Byun, Associate Professor, Fairfield University & Aquarium • Rob Tomas, Associate Curator of Education, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo • Jim Knox, Curator of Education, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo

Carrion for Vultures: A Wildlife Conservation Project to Protect Botswana’s Vultures 67 • Erin Stotz, Community Conservation Manager, Denver Zoo

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Conservation Genomics: Using Genome-Wide Markers The Power of Social Network Analysis: Understanding to Assess and Improve Species Translocations 59 How the Endangered Red Siskin is Trafficked in • Samantha Capel, Graduate Student, University of Illinois Venezuela and Beyond 66 at Urbana-Champaign • Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark, Population Ecologist, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Conservation of the Endangered Curassows through Institute, and Affiliate Professor, George Mason University Interspecific Germ Cell Transplantation 63 • Arlene B. Cardozo-Urdaneta, Research Professional, • Ricardo Pereira, Assistant Professor, College of Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research, and Associate Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences – Researcher, Provita University of São Paulo – Brazil • Lisandro Moran, Research Professional, Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research Exploring Conservation Actions in Support of North • Leonel Ovalle, Curator of the Red Siskin Conservation Center, American Migratory Songbirds: A Columbus Zoo and Provita Aquarium and North American Bird Conservation • Miguel Ángel Arvelo, Coordinator, Red Siskin Initiative Initiative Collaboration 58 • Jesús Morales-Campos, Data Analyst, Provita • Nadya Bennett, Audience Research and Interpretive • Brian Coyle, Program Manager, Smithsonian Conservation Specialist, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Commons • Michael J. Braun, Research Scientist, National Museum of Engaging Local Communities to Create Social and Natural History, Smithsonian Institution and Adjunct Professor, Ecological Change: Lessons from Project Dragonfly’s University of Maryland Advanced Inquiry Program 64 • Ada Sánchez-Mercado, Associate Researcher, Provita • Karen Plucinski, Assistant Director of AIP Program, Project Dragonfly, Miami University Stepping Beyond Support into Conservation Action • Kathryn Atkins, Assistant Manager of Professional and Impact 57 Development, Wildlife Conservation Society • Amy Levine, Ph.D., Director of Field Conservation • Mackenzie Borau, Conservation Program Manager/ Programs, Denver Zoo Graduate Program Advisor, San Diego Zoo Global • Rhiannon Schultz, Senior Research Associate, San Diego To Bee or Not to Bee 60 Zoo Global • Dominique Fleitas, Assistant Curator of Louisiana • Katie Remine, Science & Conservation Education Swamp/Jaguar Jungle, Audubon Zoo Supervisor, Woodland Park Zoo • Ryan Driscoll, Science Education Outreach Coordinator, Turning Passion into Conservation Action 62 Woodland Park Zoo • Terra Manasco, Conservation Manager, Birmingham Zoo • Kevin Matteson, Associate Director of MA/MAT Program, Project Dragonfly, Miami University DEVELOPMENT/FUNDRAISING & MEMBERSHIP Friends Without Benefits? Observations of Mating Behaviors 6 Can’t Buy Me Love? Do Transactional Fundraising • Sean Coleman, Student, Fairfield University Campaigns Work? 71 • David Dennaro, Fairfield University • Cressie Lewis, Individual Gifts Manager, Zoo Atlanta • Jim Knox, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo • Rob Tomas, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight: • Ashley Byun, Associate Professor, Fairfield University Using Micro-Donation Fundraising and Education to Bring Our Conservation Stories to the Public 72 Leveraging Visitor Pre-Dispositions to • Elise Bernardoni, Senior Manager, Education Programs, Do More for Wildlife 65 Friends of the National Zoo • Shelley Rank, Research & Evaluation Associate, Wildlife Conservation Society EDUCATION Sibling Rivalry: An Analysis of Pack Dynamics in a Newly Formed Pack of Captive Canis Lupus Baileyi 8 Assessing the Perceptions and Visitor Outcomes of • Alanna Goldy, Student, Fairfield University Cheetahs used as Ambassador Animals 85 • Teresa Sauer, Student, Fairfield University • Brian Ogle, Assistant Professor, Anthrozoology, • Morgan Hansen, Student, Fairfield University Beacon College • Jim Knox, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo • Nick Nelson, Beacon College • Rob Tomas, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo • Ashley Byun, Associate Professor, Fairfield University Bringing Life to The Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom 87 Small Gatherings, Big Changes 61 • Jon Ross, Animals in Film & TV Coordinator, • Jessie Lowry, Director of Conservation and Research, Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment Blank Park Zoo Connecting Citizen Science, Animals, and Eclipses 86 The Conservation Trinity: A Three Point Scope for the • Elise Ricard, Public Programs Presenter Supervisor, Development of a Research & Conservation Department 68 California Academy of Sciences • Pedro Villarreal, Wildlife Behaviorist, The Texas Zoo

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Corporate Team Building: Meaningful Fun that Can Zoo House Rock: Salisbury University and The Salisbury Show You the Money 74 Zoo: Development of Mutually Beneficial Programs 79 • Gillian Cardwell, Supervisor, Outreach Education, • Mary Gunther, Instructor, Salisbury University Calgary Zoo • Melissa Ledingham, Corporate Program Coordinator, Zoo Staff and Volunteer Professional Development in Calgary Zoo Informal Science Learning 90 • Lisa-Anne DeGregoria Kelly, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Earth Is Blue: Bringing Ocean Treasures to You 77 Education Strategies and Research, Chicago Zoological • Claire Fackler, National Education Liaison, NOAA Office Society – Brookfield Zoo of National Marine Sanctuaries • Marilyn Brink, Manager, Professional Development and Early Childhood, Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo Engaging Visitors in NASA Science with GLOBE Observer 84 • Cory Wilcox, Service Representative, Conservation, Education, • Heather Mortimer, Graphic Designer and Technical Writer, & Training, Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo NASA/SSAI/GLOBE Observer

Measuring Educator Science Attitudes: Survey Implications TRENDS & MORE for Professional Development Assessment 73 • Alexandra Beauchamp, Curatorial Science Fellow, Wildlife Accessibility for All – A New Network Serving Guests Conservation Society with Special Needs 91 • Tom Naiman, Director of Education, The Maritime Quick Evaluation Strategy to Determine Effectiveness Aquarium at Norwalk of Programs 81 • Bonnie Newman, Education Supervisor, The Maritime • Emily Kalnicky, Evaluation and Research Specialist, Aquarium at Norwalk Minnesota Zoological Gardens Best of Safety Summit 2019 98 Staffing a District-Wide MWEE Through Partnerships • David Ruhl, Chief Operating Officer, Riverbanks Zoo Between Aquariums and Colleges/Universities 80 and Garden • Symone Johnson, Program Lead, National Aquarium • Rob Lewis, Disney’s Animal Kingdom

STEM at the Zoo: Successes and Next Steps 78 Discover the Biodiversity Heritage Library 92 • Liz Gilles, School Programs Supervisor, Minnesota Zoo • Stephen Cox, Branch Librarian, Smithsonian’s National • Rhiannon Mulligan, Education Program Manager, Zoological Park & Conservation Biology Institute, John Ball Zoo Smithsonian Institution (ORCID 0000-0003-4643-2768) • Jacqueline E. Chapman, Digital Librarian, Smithsonian The Effects of Education at Turpentine Creek Libraries, Smithsonian Institution (ORCID 0000-0002- Wildlife Refuge: Assessing Change in Visitors’ 3458-6009) Knowledge and Attitudes 75 • Kate Chapman, Clinical Assistant Professor, Enrichment for Animals… and for Students: How a University of Arkansas New University Course Engages Local Students in Zoo Animal Welfare 96 The Half-Earth Project, Engaging Public and • David Orban, Animal Excellence Manager, Educator Audiences in a Transcendent Biodiversity Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Conservation Goal 82 • Dennis Liu, Vice President for Education, E.O. Wilson Community Relationships & Conservation Leadership 89 Biodiversity Foundation • Sarah Breen Bartecki, Senior Vice President of Conservation Programs, Research, and Funding, The Mutualistic Benefits of an Educational Affiliation Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfield Zoo with a Zoological Facility 88 • Lisa-Anne DeGregoria Kelly, Ph.D., Senior Manager of • Anastasia Wheeler, Safari Supervisor, Six Flags Great Education Strategies and Research, Chicago Zoological Adventure Society – Brookfield Zoo • Jacqueline Barnicle, Supervisor of Animal Training, Six Flags Great Adventure There Is More to Signage Than Meets the Eye… • Lindsay R. Mehrkam, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Assistant Professor, Guest Perception of Visual Overload in Relation Monmouth University to Purchasing Decisions 97 • Abigail Pope, Audience Research and Interpretive The Value of Indoor Nature Play Spaces 76 Content Assistant, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium • Josh Dodson, Interpretation Manager, Indianapolis Zoo • Nadya Bennett, Audience Research and Interpretive Content Specialist, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Wildlife CSI: Empowering Youth to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trade 83 Participatory Design Tools for Audience Engagement 95 • Sarah Metzer, Education Specialist, U.S. Fish and • Emily O’Hara, Curator of Exhibit Design, Wildlife Service Detroit Zoological Society • Leah Schrodt, Interpretive Lead, Oregon Zoo Partnership, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seizing the Awe-portunity: Developing an Instrument to Find Awe at the Denver Zoo 94 • Brian O’Connell, Student, Colorado State University

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Supporting Access to Zoological Literature: Article Providing Husbandry Care for a Disabled Geriatric Defi nition in the Biodiversity Heritage Library 93 Rescue Sea Lion 110 • Stephen Cox, Branch Librarian, Smithsonian’s National • Kyle Hetzel, Marine Mammal Animal Care Specialist, Zoological Park & Conservation Biology Institute, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Smithsonian Institution (ORCID 0000-0003-4643-2768) • Jacqueline E. Chapman, Digital Librarian, Smithsonian The Chicago Zoological Society’s Dolphin Welfare Libraries, Smithsonian Institution (ORCID 0000-0002- Program: Using Surveys to Assess Welfare for 3458-6009) Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) 111 • Joel Richard, Head of Web & IT Services, Smithsonian • Nicole Booton, Marine Mammal Animal Care Specialist, Libraries, Smithsonian Institution; Technical Coordinator, Chicago Zoological Society – Brookfi eld Zoo Biodiversity Heritage Library (ORCID 0000-0002-4589-2351) • Katerina Ozment, Student, University of Oklahoma The Extinction of the Male California Sealion’s (ORCID 0000-0003-2865-3735) Aggressive Behavior Using DRO 112 • Taylor G. Smith, Student, Bowie State University • Takaya Maruno, Trainer, Katsurahama Aquarium (ORCID 0000-0003-2995-7511) Trainer Ratings of Individual Differences of Voices From The Arctic: Who’s Watching? 100 Marine Mammals 113 • Erin Tate, Conservation Audience Research and Evaluation • Heather Hill, Professor, St. Mary’s University (CARE) Associate, Saint Louis Zoo What Does Touch or Lack of Touch Tell us About Weather and Its Impacts on Zoo Visitation 99 Cetaceans in Human Care? 114 • Zachary Sandler, Student, Colorado State University • Heather Hill, Professor, St. Mary’s University

You See Right Through Me! Voluntary Radiographs with California Sea lions (Zalophus californianus) 115 IMATA • Amanda Perry, Sea Lion Keeper, Houston Zoo A Pygmy Killer Whale Social Structure Analysis 101 • Martin Crawford, Marine Mammal Trainer and Rescue and Rehab Specialist, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies

An Old Dolphin and a New Behavior: A Surprising Twist on an Established Open Water Training Protocol 102 • George Kieffer, Director of Dolphins and Programs, Dolphin Academy Curacao

Dolphins Can Identify Conspecifi cs Using Urine Cues: Experimental Evidence Gathered Through Cross-modal Playbacks 103 • Samantha Sheppard, Oklahoma State University

Eye Spy Inside: Behavioral Training of an Endoscopy for Preventative Health Care with a Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) 104 • Lindsey Nelson, Senior Trainer of Cetaceans & Pinnipeds,

Human Perception of Dolphins in Captivity 105 • Alexander Sweet, Student, Beacon College

Interpreting the “Minds in the Water” – Incorporating Research Topics into Everyday Public Presentations 106 • Emily Guarino, Director of Research Training & Data Collection, Dolphin Research Center

Olfactory Training: Using a ’s Best Sense in Behavior Modifi cation 107 • Christina Caporale, Zookeeper, North Carolina Zoo

One-eyed Wonder: Training a Visually-impaired (Phoca vitulina) on a Cognitive Task 108 • Lauren Miller, Biologist, Moody Gardens

Preliminary Results from Photo Identifi cation Surveys of Amazon River Dolphins of the Lower Rio Negro in Brazil 109 • Suzanne Smith, Executive Director, Amazon River Dolphin Conservation Foundation (ARDCF) 94