Evaluating and minimising social stress in the care of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Stress can increase an organism’s susceptibility to disease. Thus, managing stress and its causes are important elements of captive care. Social factors such as changes in group dynamics, competition over resources, and unstable dominance hierarchies are potential stressors for highly social animals...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoo biology 2002, Vol.21 (1), p.5-26
Hauptverfasser:	Waples, Kelly A., Gales, Nicholas J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aggression associations marine park
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