Manatees in Zoological Parks throughout the World: History, State, and Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: behaviour, cognition, ecology, management, manatee, welfare, zoos
2023
Personality traits in captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in Brazil and perspectives for the release of individuals
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: behaviour, boldness, conservation, rehabilitation, shyness, temperament
2023
Tactile responses to environmental enrichment in captive Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, Exploratory behaviours, Infant lifting, Tactile behaviours
2023
TACTILE RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT IN CAPTIVE ANTILLEAN MANATEES (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: communication, manatees, tactile signals
2023
Studying Antillean manatees’(Trichechus manatus manatus) temperament in zoological parks: exploration of boldness, sociality and reactivity to humans
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: conservation, manatees, novelty tests, personality questionnaire, temperament, welfare
2021
Establishment and Implementation of an Animal Welfare Decision Tree to Evaluate the Welfare of Zoo Animals
Publication/Journal: Aquatic Mammals
Keywords: animal welfare, animal welfare assessment, Antillean manatee, aquatic mammals, bottlenose dolphin, decision-tree, zoo animals, zoo inspection
2018
Absorption and Ocular Deposition of Dietary Lutein in Marine Mammals
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: carotenoid, cetacean, lutein, ocular, pinniped
2013
Evaluation of adrenocortical function in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: acth, cortisol, glucocorticoid, marine mammal, stress
2011
Digesta passage rates in the Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: aquatic herbivore, fecal marker, marine mammal, mean retention time, sirenia
2007
Activity patterns and spatial use of facility by a group of captive female manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: activity, behavior, feeding, spatial use, trichechus manatus latirostris
2006