Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response

Authors: Steinman,K. J., Robeck,T. R., Fetter,G. A., Schmitt,T. L., Osborn,S., DiRocco,S., Nollens,H. H., O’Brien,J. K.

Publication/Journal: Frontiers in Marine Science

Keywords: corticosteorids, endocrinology, feces, killer whale (Orcinus orca), stress

2020

Personality in captive killer whales (Orcinus orca): A rating approach based on the five-factor model

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Sara Ortín, Judy St. Leger, Miquel Llorente, Javier Almunia

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal captivity, animal ethology, animal personality, five factor personality model, test construction, whales

2019

Development of sociality and emergence of independence in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) calf from birth to 36 months

Authors: Sara Guarino, Heather M. Hill, Julie Sigman

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, development, killer whale, maternal care, orcinus orca, play, socialization

2017

Pain and Laboratory Animals: Publication Practices for Better Data Reproducibility and Better Animal Welfare

Authors: L. Carbone, J. Austin

Publication/Journal: Plos One

Keywords: activity, critical-care, experimental surgical-procedures, killer-cell, liver-transplantation, metastatic colonization, multidisciplinary sciences, neuropathic pain, posterior parietal, reporting guidelines, spinal-cord-injury, systematic reviews

2016

Bird–Window Collisions: A Critical Animal Welfare and Conservation Issue

Authors: Daniel Klem

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, bird collisions, conservation

2015

Young Belugas Diversify Adult Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Behavior

Authors: H. Hill, S. Guarino, S. Crandall, E. Lenhart, S. Dietrich

Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition

Keywords: beluga, delphinapterus leucas, enrichment, play, social composition, social interactions, white whale

2015

Hematological and serum biochemical analytes reflect physiological challenges during gestation and lactation in killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Authors: Todd R. Robeck, Hendrik H. Nollens

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: cetacean, hematology, orca, pregnancy, serum chemistry

2013

On the Behavior and Welfare of Killer Whales in Captivity

Authors: Michael Noonan

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, behavior, captivity, killer whale

2013

Responsible whale watching and whale welfare

Authors: M. A. Iniguez

Publication/Journal: Animal Welfare

Keywords: animal welfare, cetaceans, conservation, marine wildlife, responsible whale watching, socioeconomic

2013