Body Contacts and Social Interactions in Captive Odontocetes Are Influenced by the Context: An Implication for Welfare Assessment

Research on the welfare of captive odontocetes has increased in recent years, but has been mostly focused on bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>). Few studies investigated potential welfare indicators using quantitative data linked to a range of conditions or stimuli that are...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Agathe Serres, Yujiang Hao, Ding Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Subjects:	agonistic interaction bottlenose dolphin emotional state finless porpoise pectoral fin contact socio-sexual interaction
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/924