Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare

Authors: Tim Huettner, Sandra Dollhaeupl, Ralph Simon, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior

2021

Bottlenose Dolphins Produce Underwater Bubbles Linked to Cognitive Task Engagement but Not Success

Authors: Elena Alexander, Mark Abrahams, Fay E Clark

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Keywords: *animal cognition, affective state, animal welfare, cetacean, cognitive enrichment, emotion, time series analysis

2021

Comparison of Two Different Feather Sampling Methods to Measure Corticosterone in Wild Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) and Wild Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

Authors: Marielu Voit, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Lukas Reese, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, comparative study, cut feathers, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, less invasive, mallards, plucked feathers, refinement, sex comparison, wild birds

2021

Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

Authors: Gudrun Haase, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Wiegard, Hermann Will, Lukas Reese, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare

2021

Feather Corticosterone Measurements and Behavioral Observations in the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) Living under Different Flight Restraint Conditions in German Zoos

Authors: Gudrun Haase, Mechthild Wiegard, Christa Thöne-Reineke, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Hermann Will, Roswitha Merle, Manel Lopez-Bejar, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annais Carbajal

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: behavior, clipping feathers, deflighting, feather corticosterone, great white pelican, pinioning, zoo animal welfare

2021

An investigation into the Behavior, Sociality and Enclosure Use of Group-Housed Lions and Tigers

Authors: Elena Giulia Galardi, Martina Fabbroni, Fabio A Rausa, Richard Preziosi, James Edward Brereton, Giovanni Quintavalle

Publication/Journal: MedDocs

Keywords: affiliative behavior, felid, keeper, panthera leo, panthera tigris, paw treading, social interaction, social network

2021

Saliva and Blood Cortisol Measurement in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Methodology, Application, and Limitations

Authors: Daniela Rickert, Ralph Simon, Lorenzo von Fersen, Katrin Baumgartner, Thomas Bertsch, Clemens Kirschbaum, Michael Erhard

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, blood cortisol, bottlenose dolphin, saliva cortisol, stress measurement, tursiops-truncatus

2021

Blood L-Lactate Concentration as an Indicator of Outcome in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Admitted to a Wildlife Rescue Center

Authors: Elena Di Lorenzo, Riccardo Rossi, Fabiana Ferrari, Valeria Martini, Stefano Comazzi

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: biomarkers, blood lactate concentration, blood parameters, prognostic factors, roe deer

2020

Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Authors: Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert

Publication/Journal: Conservation Physiology

Keywords: adrenocortical activity, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite monitoring, polar bear, stress

2020

Feather Corticosterone Measurements of Greater Flamingos Living under Different Forms of Flight Restraint

Authors: Lukas Reese, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Roswitha Merle, Mechthild Ladwig-Wiegard, Hermann Will, Gudrun Haase, Oriol Tallo-Parra, Annaïs Carbajal, Manel Lopez-Bejar

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: animal welfare, bird, deflighting, feather corticosterone, greater flamingo, pinioning

2020

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