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dc.contributor.authorBurgess, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-22T09:34:44Z
dc.date.available2019-05-22T09:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2018
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Burgess, M. (2018) 'Welfare implications of an enrichment program for two species of common aquaria fish', The Plymouth Student Scientist, 11(2), p. 309-331.

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dc.identifier.issn1754-2383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/14191
dc.description.abstract

Public and academic interest into the welfare of captive animals is strong, and ever growing (Barrows, 2017). In accordance with this, standards of zoo and aquarium welfare science has thrived within recent years, with considerable resource spent assuring the lives of those in captivity are to an acceptable standard (Damasceno et al, 2017). Despite this, an understanding into the mechanisms which impact welfare, and the theoretical tools to assess it, require further specification (Barrows, 2017). This research assessed the welfare of two common aquaria fish, a population of regal tangs (Paracanthurus hepatus), and a population of yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens). Concerns regarding the welfare of the two species were raised due to the prevalence of aggressive behaviour within the tabt6nk, leading to the application of an enrichment program, manipulating the number of feed locations from a single location to two distinct locations. Coding of behavioural variables indicated the success of the manipulation; however, further systematic replication is required to cement this link. The findings were applied to a framework of evolutionary game theory, culminating in a suggested alteration to the current theoretical tools to aid assessment of welfare.

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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Plymouth
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectcaptive animalsen_US
dc.subjectwelfareen_US
dc.subjectzooen_US
dc.subjectregal tangsen_US
dc.subjectParacanthurus hepatusen_US
dc.subjectyellow tangsen_US
dc.subjectZebrasoma flavescensen_US
dc.subjectevolutionary game theoryen_US
dc.subjectaquarium welfare scienceen_US
dc.titleWelfare implications of an enrichment program for two species of common aquaria fishen_US
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.issue2
plymouth.volume11
plymouth.journalThe Plymouth Student Scientist


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