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Evaluation of baseline indices of sensibility in captive cetaceans
Author(s) -
Butterworth A.,
Kestin S. C.,
McBain J. F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.155.17.513
Subject(s) - sensibility , vitality , reliability (semiconductor) , biology , zoology , art , power (physics) , genetics , physics , literature , quantum mechanics
Twelve possible tests of sensibility and six possible tests of vitality were evaluated for their ease of application and the reliability of the animals' responses in 25 animals of six species of captive cetaceans. The protocols for the application of the tests and the responses observed are described.