Dolphin-WET—Development of a Welfare Evaluation Tool for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean welfare, marine mammals, welfare evaluation, welfare indicator, zoo animals
2024
Nursing Behavior of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Calves from 1990-2014 at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, USA
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, neonate, nursing behavior, tursiops-truncatus
2024
Validating a Non-Invasive Method for Assessing Cortisol Concentrations in Scraped Epidermal Skin from Common Bottlenose Dolphins and Belugas
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cetacean, conservation biology, cortisol, keratin, skin, steroid hormones, stratum corneum, stress
2024
Are Dolphins Kept in Impoverished Environments?
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, captivity, cetacea, cognitive enrichment, dolphins, impoverishment
2023
Behavior Reference Intervals and Activity Budgets of Bottlenose Dolphins in Accredited Zoos and Aquariums
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, bottlenose dolphins, evidence-based husbandry, zoo
2023
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
Know when you are on a break: effects of predictable breaks on bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus behaviours
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords:
2023
Survival improvements of marine mammals in zoological institutions mirror historical advances in human longevity
Publication/Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Keywords: adult mortality, first-year mortality, life expectancy, lifespan equality, population welfare
2023
Trainer Interaction Can Improve Welfare Outcomes of Toy Enrichment for Isolated Animals: A Case Study
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, human-animal interaction, training
2023
Cognitive Group Testing Promotes Affiliative Behaviors in Dolphins
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: animal welfare, cognitive challenge, environmental enrichment, indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, welfare indicators
2022