Assessment of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and physiological biomarkers in aquarium-based bottlenose dolphins and killer whales

Authors: Leila S. Lemos, Estela Manfrin da Silva, Karen J. Steinman, Todd R. Robeck, Natalia Quinete

Publication/Journal: Chemosphere

Keywords: aldosterone, corticosterone, cortisol, Hydrogen peroxide, Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress

2024

Personality of killer whales (Orcinus orca) is related to welfare and subjective well-being

Authors: Yulán Úbeda, Sara Ortín, Todd R Robeck, Miquel Llorente, Javier Almunia

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

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

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

Ovarian cycle approach by rectal temperature and fecal progesterone in a female killer whale, Orcinus orca

Authors: Satoshi Kusuda, Yuka Kakizoe, Koji Kanda, Tomoko Sengoku, Yohei Fukumoto, Itsuki Adachi, Yoko Watanabe, Osamu Doi

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: body temperature, cetacean, estrous cycle, fecal hormone, progestagen

2011

Nursing parameters in captive killer whales (Orcinus orca)

Authors: Steven T. Clark, Daniel K. Odell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captive-born cetaceans, lactation, reproduction

1999

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) reproduction at Sea World

Authors: Deborah A. Duffield, Daniel K. Odell, James F. McBain, Brad Andrews

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: orcinus orca, reproduction, serum progesterone

1995