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Some examples of current research projects involving
marine mammals in zoological parks of the EU
TOPIC
INVESTIGATORS
Eye problems in pinnipeds
Berlin University/Germany
PhD to validate C-Well
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Isabella Clegg, multiple institutions/France
Bioacoustics, nutritional analysis of fish
Loro Parque/Spain
Play behaviour, bioacoustics
Parc Asterix/France
Salivary cortisol
Loro Parque/Spain and Nuremberg Zoo,
University of Dresden/Germany
Faecal and hair cortisol in polar bears
Nuremberg Zoo, University of Dresden/Germany and
Vienna Zoo/Austria
Vitamins and minerals in fish for feeding
Nuremberg Zoo/Germany
Telomere size in dolphins and cortisol in whiskers
of pinnipeds and skin of beluga whales
Valencia Zoo/Spain
Dolphin and seal enrichment
Attica Park/Greece
Review paper on marine mammal welfare
Sabrina Brando, Don Broom,
Niels van Elk/Netherlands & Great Britain
Trends in marine mammal research review paper, and
basic mammal parameters
Geoff Hosey and Sabrina Brando/Great Britain
Mixed methods assessment of dolphin behaviours
Sabrina Brando/Great Britain
Faecal cortisol in pinnipeds
University of Barcelona/Spain
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