Environmental Enrichment Factors Associated with the Activity Level of Bottlenose Dolphins under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, environmental enrichment, overall dynamic body acceleration, variable enrichment, zoo
2022
Members of the Pod: Do Marine Mammal Trainers Perceive a Bond with the Animals They Care For?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological Botanical Gardens
Keywords: attachment, companion animal, dolphin, human-animal bond (HAB), human-animal relationship (har), zoo
2022
Recognising emotional expressions in captive bottlenose dolphins: Can lay observers agree using qualitative behavioural assessment?
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
Keywords: animal welfare assessment, aquarium, captive dolphins, dolphin behaviour, free choice profiling, qualitative behaviour assessment, tursiops-truncatus, zoo
2022
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
Activity Budget Comparisons Using Long-Term Observations of a Group of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) under Human Care: Implications for Animal Welfare
Publication/Journal: Animals
Keywords: activity budgets, animal welfare, bottlenose dolphin, dolphin behavior, keeper ratings, zoo animal behavior
2021
Activity, Social Relationships, and Maternal Care in a Bottlenose Dolphin Group under Professional Care
Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Keywords: activity, bottlenose dolphin, maternal care, social behavior, social relationships, welfare, zoo
2021
Assessment of animal management and habitat characteristics associated with social behavior in bottlenose dolphins across zoological facilities
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: animal behavior, animal sociality, behavior, data management, dolphins, habitats, oceans, swimming
2021
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: PloS one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
Behavioral diversity as a potential positive indicator of animal welfare in bottlenose dolphins
Publication/Journal: Plos one
Keywords: aldosterone, animal behavior, animal welfare, cortisol, dolphins, hormones, metabolites, swimming
2021
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