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The Greatest Show (Birds) on Earth: Public Presentations and Their Welfare Impacts on Zoo‐Housed Birds

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
Birds involved in bird shows were compared against non‐show birds regarding show paticipation, behaviour, body score condiiton, and feather condition. Additionally, comparisons between on and off show days as well as before and after the show were made to investigate differences in behaviour and condition. Show birds demonstrated a closer to ideal body
Bridget Cooper‐Rogers, Paige Klingner, Sara Hanson, Justine Partoon, Eduardo J. Fernandez   +4 more
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Circulating antibody responses against Streptococcus agalactiae in wild and professional-care bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus: A baseline study for future surveillance

Comparative Immunology Reports
The immune system is essential to fighting infections and disease and vital to the overall health of marine mammals. Previous studies in bottlenose dolphins have investigated immune responses to a wide variety of microorganisms.
Kursten A. Spegar, Patricia A. Fair, John P. Hawke, Dorian S. Houser, Adam M. Schaefer, John S. Reif, Charles D. Rice   +6 more
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Eavesdropping on dolphins: Investigating the habits of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) through fixed acoustic stations.

PLoS ONE, 2019
This study investigates the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu 1821) habitat use in the Portofino marine protected area (NW Italy) and adjacent waters, a core area for the dolphins and a highly touristic area in the Mediterranean Sea.
Jessica Alessi, Alberta Mandich, Maurizio Wurtz, Chiara Paoli, Carlo Nike Bianchi, Carla Morri, Paolo Povero, Marco Brunoldi, Giorgio Bozzini, Alessandra Casale, Daniele Grosso, Valentina Cappanera, Giorgio Fanciulli, Christian Melchiorre, Gianni Viano, Massimiliano Bei, Nicola Stasi, Mauro Gino Taiuti, Paolo Vassallo   +18 more
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KAJIAN MOLEKULER LUMBA-LUMBA HIDUNG BOTOL (Tursiops sp.) ASAL LAUT JAWA BERDASAR URUTAN GEN CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE SUB-UNIT II (COX II) (Molecular Studies of Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops sp.) from Java Sea by Gene Sequences of Cytochrome C Oxidase Sub-Unit II (COX II))

Jurnal Kedokteran Hewan, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the molecular basis of Tursiops sp. originated from Java sea based on gene sequences of Cytochrome C Oxidase sub-unit II. Samples of blood were collected from five male bottlenose dolphins from PT.
Rini Widayanti, Yuda Heru Fibrianto
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Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in accredited zoos and aquariums.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Cetaceans are long-lived, social species that are valued as ambassadors inspiring the public to engage in conservation action. Under professional care, they are critical partners with the scientific community to understanding the biology, behavior ...
Lisa K Lauderdale, Jill D Mellen, Michael T Walsh, Douglas A Granger, Lance J Miller   +4 more
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Modeling Skin Mark Temporal Variations to Estimate the Sex of Delphinids with Low Sexual Dimorphism: Implications for Management and Conservation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This work aimed to apply the principles of skin mark analysis to a cetacean species to build a sex‐discrimination model exclusively based on photographic material. Relevant differences between sexes emerged in markings, with males presenting more social, aggression‐related, and fishing‐related marks overall, and a stronger tendency of mark accumulation
Alice Turchi, Giulia Pedrazzi, Alex Mattiussi, Maria S. Labriola, Daniele Petrone, Sofia Rinalduzzi, Giancarlo Giacomini, Daniela Silvia Pace   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bottlenose dolphins are sensitive to human attentional features, including eye functionality

Scientific Reports, 2023
The ability to attribute attentional states to other individuals is a highly adaptive socio-cognitive skill and thus may have evolved in many social species.
James R. Davies, Elias Garcia-Pelegrin
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Sensory Biology of the Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei, Pontoporiidae, Cetartiodactyla): Ontogenetic Modifications of Vibrissae and Vibrissal Crypts

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
The transition of cetaceans from a terrestrial to an aquatic environment involved a crucial sensory adaptation to environments with limited visibility. Vibrissae, important mechanoreceptors, undergo an ontogenetic transformation in odontocetes. This research describes the histomorphology of vibrissae and crypts at different developmental stages ...
Cecilia Mariana Krmpotic, Cleopatra Mara Loza, Alejo Carlos Scarano, Pedro Fernando Andrés‐Laube, Francisco Acuña, Juan Pablo Loureiro, Carolina Natalia Zanuzzi, Nicolás Nahuel Castro, María Teresa Pombo, Lorenzo von Fersen, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito   +10 more
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Vocalization behaviors in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis).

PLoS ONE
Odontocetes rely on vocalizations for navigation, foraging, and communication. Their vocalization patterns are associated with environmental conditions and behavioral contexts, particularly in captive populations. This study investigated the vocalization
Weijie Fu, Zhongchang Song, Wenjie Xiang, Chuang Zhang, Wuyi Yang, Xiaohui Xu, Yu Zhang   +6 more
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Sentinels of synthetics - a comparison of phthalate exposure between common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and human reference populations.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Phthalates are chemical esters used as additives in common consumer goods, such as plastics, household cleaners, and personal care products. Phthalates are not chemically bound to the items to which they are added and can easily leach into the ...
Leslie B Hart, Miranda K Dziobak, Emily C Pisarski, Edward F Wirth, Randall S Wells   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source