Mary Ellen Amodeo, Author at Species360

ZIMS at Work: The California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium contributes to global knowledge of species

For this ZIMS at Work article, we spoke with two leaders from the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, about species discoveries, aquarium veterinary, enclosure management, water quality tracking, and more.

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ZIMS at Work: Emphasizing a collaborative approach, Oceanário de Lisboa sustains species and fuels scientific discovery

March 14, 2023
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Aquatics, EAZA, FEATURE, Members, ZIMS, ZIMS at Work
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In this ZIMS at Work story, Species360 talks with Oceanário de Lisboa Conservation and Science Officer Ana Ferreira about the institution's mission - and the role of shared data in conservation and sustainability.

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Available/Wanted Lists help support a sustainable collection management plan

In this ZIMS at Work story, Species360 talks with Oceanário de Lisboa Conservation and Science Officer Ana Ferreira about the institution's mission - and the role of shared data in conservation and sustainability.

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Conservation Research: Sustaining Flamingo Populations May Require Larger Flocks

January 26, 2023
Mary Ellen Amodeo
Blog, Conservation, Conservation Science Alliance, Press-release, Research
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New research used ZIMS data to analyze factors that can influence reproductive success in flamingos.

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Species360 Team: Katie Curran Joins Species360 as Aquatics Product Specialist

We are pleased to announce that Katie Curran, former Registrar at The Florida Aquarium, has joined Species360 as Aquatic Product Specialist. Katie has been a part-time, consulting member of the Species360 product management team since early October. In this role, she has helped to develop enhancements to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) that directly support collection and enclosure management for aquariums.

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New Member: Marine Conservation Center Joins Species360

Loggerhead Marinelife Center rescues, rehabilitates and releases sick and injured sea turtles found along one of the world's most densely nested beaches. (Source: Loggerhead Marinelife Center) Species360 is pleased to welcome non-profit Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) as a new institutional…

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Community: Species360 staff participate in 2022 conferences around the world

November 2, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
AFdPZ, AZA, BIAZA, Conservation Science Alliance, EAZA, WAZA
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Species360 team members participate in a wide array of conferences in 2022, taking the opportunity to meet and talk with members and partners around the world.

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ZIMS at Work: ZooParc de Beauval (France) secures historic collection in EAZA Biobank

October 10, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
EAZA, FEATURE, Members, ZIMS, ZIMS at Work
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In all, ZooParc de Beauval maintains as many as 15,000 historical biological samples. Storing those samples is one challenge. Another is tracking each sample, its origin, and any test results, says Beauval Head Veterinarian Dr. Baptiste Mulot.

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ZIMS at Work: University of Chicago researchers access data essential to immunology studies

September 30, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
COVID-19, FEATURE, Medical, Members, Partners, Research, ZIMS, ZIMS at Work
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University of Chicago researchers will use data aggregated across global populations of animals to study immunology in species of mammals. In particular, they will look at baseline neutrophil concentrations published in the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) to summarize order-level parameter values that approximate the magnitude of constitutive immunity across diverse mammalian taxa.

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ZIMS at Work: Managing diverse species and habitats with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

August 25, 2022
Mary Ellen Amodeo
BIAZA, EAZA, FEATURE, Members, ZIMS, ZIMS at Work
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To learn more about managing such a diverse collection across multiple sites, we spoke with RZSS Curator Jo Elliott and Senior Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Adam Naylor. They discussed the role of information shared using non-profit Species360’s Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) and recent changes to expand staff access to husbandry, medical, and studbooks data.

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