A5080981300- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
- Veterinary Practice and Education Studies
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Marine and environmental studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Noise Effects and Management
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
University of Stirling
2021-2023
University of Alicante
2022
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
2017
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2017
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The aim of this paper is to illustrate how the training marine mammals has facilitated improved mammal husbandry practices. community seen many changes, refinements and improvements in animal care programs since first were brought captivity early 19th century. Cross disciplinary fields such as veterinarian science, psychology, physiology conservation biology have advanced knowledge different species cetaceans, pinnipeds, sirenians otters standard they are today. In a broad overview given...
Abstract Pingers on gill nets can reduce bycatch of harbor porpoises. If porpoises habituate to pingers, the effect may be reduced or lost. Two captive were exposed three sound types. All sounds in frequency band from 100 kHz 140 kHz, 200 ms long, and presented once per 4 s. The source level was 153 dB re 1 μPa RMS at m. Each session consisted a 10‐min presound, 5‐min sound, postsound period. Behavior recorded video dataloggers placed dorsal fin one animal. loggers heart rate, swimming...
For professionals caring for humans or non-human animals, many joys are to be found in working towards what an individual believes their calling, especially as they contribute purposeful, meaningful work consistent with and intrinsic own values beliefs. However, there can downfalls. Empathic strain, conflict between co-workers, dissatisfaction upper management, lack of opportunities make positive changes, limited no access level experience-appropriate professional development, other...
Longitudinal data on individual growth and seasonal changes in body mass, girth, blubber thickness are rarely available for cetaceans, making it difficult to assess their population composition nutritional condition. During different time intervals from 1997 2020, we collected longitudinal length, girth,and seventeen harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) human care. We compared Gompertz von Bertalanffy curves length at age 0–4 years five individuals with known dates of birth. Von had the...
An intense public debate has fuelled governmental bans on marine mammals held in zoological institutions. The rests the assumption that survival institutions been and remains lower than wild, albeit scientific evidence support of this notion is equivocal. Here, we used statistical methods previously applied to assess historical improvements human lifespan data 8864 individuals four mammal species (harbour seal,
Circulating cortisol levels are accepted as a sensitive indicator of acute stress in marine mammals, particularly relation with capture and handling. The present study provides the first long-term monitoring four harbour porpoises held human care—an adult male female two juvenile females. It also compares blood obtained after removing animal from water (OWR sampling) at poolside under voluntary husbandry behaviours (VHB sampling). Cortisol differed significantly between porpoises, although...
This review commentary focuses on traditional management practices and facility design with suggested improvements in non-public primate areas, often called “back-of-house”, (henceforth BOH) zoos, sanctuaries, research facilities. Progress has been made toward improving animal quality of life larger, more naturalistic, enriched indoor outdoor display areas. However, the BOH areas improved little comparison. Basic management, regulatory, structural, spatial environments are lagging,...
Environmental enrichment devices (EEDs) have been proven to promote positive wellbeing in zoos and aquariums, support animals' reintroduction success; however, their use rehabilitation centers is still limited. This pilot study investigated the safety efficacy of three EEDs, Artificial Kelp, Horse KONG™ Wubba Kong™, ability decrease and/or eliminate undesired stereotypic behaviors or looking at staff/staff areas seven wild California sea lions (CSLs) eight northern elephant seals (NESs)...
Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in the number and composition of personality domains. Despite being adapted an aquatic lifestyle last sharing a common ancestor with primates some 95 million years ago, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) resemble nonhuman primate several behavioral cognitive traits. For example, like chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), live fission-fusion societies, use tools, have relatively large brains. To...