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

Zoo Visitors’ Most-Liked Aspects of Elephant Encounters and Related Perceptions of Animals’ Emotions and Welfare States: A Pragmatic Approach

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal emotions, animal experiences, animal training, animal welfare, animal–caregiver interactions, elephants, pragmatism, visitors, zoos

2024

Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach

Authors: M. Jones, M. E. Alexander, S. Lightbody, D. Snellgrove, P. Smith, S. Bramhall, F. L. Henriquez, I. McLellan, K. A. Sloman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, ornamental fish, social composition, welfare

2023

Influence of social enrichment on transport stress in fish: a behavioural approach

Authors: M Jones, ME Alexander, S Lightbody, D Snellgrove, P Smith, S Bramhall, FL Henriquez, I McLellan, KA Sloman

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: behaviour, enrichment, ornamental fish, social composition, welfare

2023

Not lost in translation: Changes in social dynamics in Bonobos after colony relocation and fusion with another group

Authors: Marta Caselli, Beatrice Malaman, Giada Cordoni, Jean-Pascal Guéry, José Kok, Elisa Demuru, Ivan Norscia

Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Keywords: bonobos, group dynamics, relocation, social dynamics

2023

Applying Behavioral and Physiological Measures to Assess the Relative Impact of the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic Closure on Two Mammal Species at the Oregon Zoo: Cheetah (A. jubatus) and Giraffe (G. c. reticulata and G. c. tippelskirchii)

Authors: Laurel B Fink, Candace D Scarlata, Becca VanBeek, Todd E Bodner, Nadja C Wielebnowski

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal behavior, visitor effect, wildlife endocrinology, zoo animal welfare

2021

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

Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans

Authors: Lance J Miller, Lisa K Lauderdale, Michael T Walsh, Jocelyn L Bryant, Kevin A Mitchell, Douglas A Granger, Jill D Mellen

Publication/Journal: PloS one

Keywords: aldosterone, animal welfare, beluga whales, cortisol, dolphins, hormone bioassays, hormones, metabolites

2021

Social Dynamics of a Newly Integrated Bachelor Group of Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus): Welfare implications

Authors: Amy Schreier, Taylor S Readyhough, Anneke Moresco, Maura Davis, Sharon Joseph

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: bull elephant welfare, group compatibility, group integration, social behavior

2021

Synergy between behavioural research on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) conducted in zoological and wild settings

Authors: Heather M Manitzas Hill, Deirdre B Yeater, Michael Noonan

Publication/Journal: Polar Research

Keywords: *animal cognition, aquariums, captive whales, maternal behaviour, play, socio-sexual interactions

2021

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