Cognitive Foraging Enrichment (but Not Non-Cognitive Enrichment) Improved Several Longer-Term Welfare Indicators in Bottlenose Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal behaviour, bottlenose dolphins, cognitive enrichment, environmental enrichment, zoo animal welfare
2023
Enrichment with classical music enhances affiliative behaviours in bottlenose dolphin
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, captive, cetacean, enrichment, social behavior, zoo
2022
Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo
2022
Assessment of animal management and habitat characteristics associated with social behavior in bottlenose dolphins across zoological facilities
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, behavior, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: Plos one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: accelerometers, animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
Bottlenose Dolphins Produce Underwater Bubbles Linked to Cognitive Task Engagement but Not Success
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: *animal cognition, affective state, animal welfare, cetacean, cognitive enrichment, emotion, time series analysis
2021
Cognitive enrichment device provides evidence for intersexual differences in collaborative actions in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)
Publication/Journal: Animal Cognition
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, cognitive enrichment, collaboration, cooperation, intersexual differences, problem solving, sociality
2021
Environmental enrichment, training, and habitat characteristics of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal welfare, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, surveys, welfare (social security)
2021