Personality of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is related to welfare and subjective well-being
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: cetaceans, killer whales, orcas, personality, subjective well-being, welfare
2021
Circulating and Excreted Corticosteroids and Metabolites, Hematological, and Serum Chemistry Parameters in the Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Before and After a Stress Response
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
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: animal captivity, animal ethology, animal personality, five factor personality model, test construction, whales
2019
Social interaction analysis in captive orcas (Orcinus orca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captivity, consilliatory tendency, ethogram, orcas, social behavior
2019
Development of sociality and emergence of independence in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) calf from birth to 36 months
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cetacean, development, killer whale, maternal care, orcinus orca, play, socialization
2017
Hematological and serum biochemical analytes reflect physiological challenges during gestation and lactation in killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: cetacean, hematology, orca, pregnancy, serum chemistry
2013
Ovarian cycle approach by rectal temperature and fecal progesterone in a female killer whale, Orcinus orca
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: body temperature, cetacean, estrous cycle, fecal hormone, progestagen
2011
Nursing parameters in captive killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: captive-born cetaceans, lactation, reproduction
1999
Killer whale (Orcinus orca) reproduction at Sea World
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: orcinus orca, reproduction, serum progesterone
1995
Analysis of urinary immunoreactive steroid metabolites and gonadotropins for characterization of the estrous cycle, breeding period, and seasonal estrous activity of captive killer whales (Orcinus orca)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: delphinidae, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing-hormone, reproductive endocrinology
1993