Bottlenose dolphin habitat and management factors related to activity and distance traveled in zoos and aquariums.

ABSTRACT: High-resolution non-invasive cetacean tagging systems can be used to investigate the influence of habitat characteristics and management factors on behavior by quantifying activity levels and distance traveled by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus and Tursiops aduncus) in accredited zoos and aquariums. Movement Tags (MTags), a bio-logging device, were used to record a suite of kinematic and environmental information outside of formal training sessions as part of a larger study titled "Towards understanding the welfare of cetaceans in zoos and aquariums" (colloquially called the Cetacean Welfare Study). The purpose of the present study was to explore if and how habitat characteristics, environmental enrichment programs, and training programs were related to the distance traveled and en

SUBMITTER: Lauderdale LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8405030 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature