Reliability of caretakers’ ratings of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and finless porpoises’(Neophocaena asiaeorientalis sp.) behavioral style for welfare monitoring
Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Keywords: human-animal relationship, odontocetes, playfulness, qualitative assessment, training session
2022
Behavioural Diversity Study in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Groups and Its Implications for Welfare Assessments
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: animal welfare, behavioural diversity, bottlenose dolphin, marine mammals, welfare assessment, welfare indicator
2021
Evaluation of Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Levels in Response to a Change in Social and Handling Conditions in African Lions (Panthera leo bleyenberghi)
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: cortisol, felids, management, non-invasive, welfare
2021
Monitoring captive odontocetes’ participation during training sessions for improving training efficiency and welfare evaluation
Publication/Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, finless porpoise, food intake, qualitative assessment, training session, welfare
2021
Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: agonistic interaction, bottlenose dolphin, emotional state, finless porpoise, pectoral fin contact, socio-sexual interaction
2020
Swimming features in captive odontocetes: Indicative of animals’ emotional state?
Publication/Journal: Behavioural Processes
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, Circular swimming, finless porpoise, stress, synchronous swimming, welfare
2020
Social behaviors modulate bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops truncatus) breathing rate
Publication/Journal: Animal Behavior and Cognition
Keywords: bottlenose dolphin, breathing frequency, respiration rate, social behavior, social play, tursiops-truncatus, welfare
2019
Environmental changes and anthropogenic factors modulate social play in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology
Keywords: context, enrichment, public presentation, training, welfare
2017
Unpredictable and repeated negative stimuli increased emotional reactivity in male quail
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: bird, chronic stress, emotional reactivity, neophobia, tonic immobility
2016