RESEARCH

CONFERENCES
Rimini Dolphinarium takes part in conferences, meetings and workshops with oral presentations
and posters concerning the studies achieved with its own support.
In this way it wants to contribute to a better scientific knowledge and sensitization in favor
of the water ecosystem and its inhabitants, in particular cetaceans.

1 - World Marine Mammal Science Conference.
12th Biennal Conference on the Biology of the Marine Mammals (SMM)
and 12th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS)
(Monaco, 20-24 January 1998).
Poster: “Alloparental Care in Tursiops truncatus: a case report” Tizzi R., Trombetti C.,  Pace D.S.

2 - Seminario informativo sullo stato della ricerca sulla terapia assistita dai delfini.
Cattedra di Pedagogia Speciale, Dipartimento Scienze dell’Educazione, Università degli Studi di Bologna.
(Bologna, Italy, 17 Giugno 1998).
Presentazione Orale: “Abilità sensoriali e Comportamento sociale nel tursiope (Tursiops truncatus)” Tizzi R.

3 - 4th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics
(Roma, Italy, 21-25 September 1998).
Poster: “Similarity among sonar signals collected from small communities of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)”
Azzali M., Garbati P., Impetuoso A.

4 - 27th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Paris, France, 12-15 March 1999).
Poster: “Tursiops truncatus and autistic children encounters: which consequence?”
Boratti A., Giuseppini M., Tizzi R.

5 - 13th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Valencia, Spain, 5-8 April 1999).
Oral presentation: “Investigation on the ability of Tursiops truncatus to discriminate, recognise and classify geometric
shapes using visual and/or acoustic perception” Azzali M., Ruggini C., Tizzi R.
Poster: “The role of echolocation in social behaviour of dolphins” Azzali M., Catacchio S., Farchi C., Garbati P.,
Impetuoso A., Jones M., Luna M., Mantovani F., Tizzi R.

6 - 4° Convegno Nazionale sui Cetacei. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
(Milano, Italy, 11-12 Novembre 1999)
Poster: “Il ruolo dell’ecolocalizzazione nel comportamento sociale dei delfini (Tursiops truncatus)
Azzali M., Catacchio S., Farchi C., Garbati P., Impetuoso A., Jones M., Luna M., Mantovani F., Tizzi R.

7 - 13th Biennal Conference on the Biology of the Marine Mammals of the Society for Marine Mammalogy
(Maui, Hawaii, 29 November-3 December 1999).
Poster: “The development of contact behavior in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves”
Pace D. S., Chieruzzi T. & Tizzi R.

8 - 14th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Cork, Ireland, 2-5 April 2000).
Poster: “Informational and mechanical interactions between echolocating dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
and objects and human beings as targets” Manoukian S., Azzali M., Tizzi R.
Poster: “The development of play behavior in a bottlenose dolphin calf (Tursiops truncatus)”
Tizzi R., Castellano A., Pace D. S. 

9 - 60a/th Fiera Internazionale della Pesca/International Fishing Fair
(Ancona, Italy, 18-21 Maggio/May 2000).
Poster: “Interazioni dal punto di vista informativo, biologico e meccanico tra i segnali di ecolocalizzazione
dei delfini (Tursiops truncatus) e il bersaglio uomo. Comparazione con il bersaglio oggetto”
Manoukian S., Azzali M., Tizzi R.

10. 15th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Roma, Italy, 6-10 May 2001).
Poster: “Pregnancy in bottelenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus):behavioural and respiratory aspects”
Tizzi R., Gabaldo M., Pace D. S.

11 - 17th International Congress on Acoustics
(Rome, Italy, Sept. 2-7, 2001).
Oral Presentation: “The Role of Ultrasound in the Dolphin-Human Interaction”
Manoukian S., Azzali M., Catacchio S., Tizzi R.

12 - 14th Biennal Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
(Vancouver, BC Canada, 28 Nov. - 3 Dec. 2001).
Poster: “Learning maternal care: a possible example in Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)”
Tizzi, R. & Pace, D. S.

13. 16th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Liege, Belgium, 7-11 April 2002).
Poster: “Ability of a dolphin community to recognise its own sonar signals"
Baldacci J., Azzali M., Tizzi R., Catacchio S.

14 - 6th European Conference on Underwater Acoustics
(Gdansk, Poland, 24-27 June 2002).
Poster: “Development of Tursiops truncatus sonar system during first months of life in captivity:
acoustics interactions with other community members” Manoukian S., Azzali M., Farchi C., Tizzi R.

15 - XX Convegno nazionale della Società Italiana di Etologia
(Torino, Italy, 17-20 Set 2002).
Poster: “Apprendimento delle cure parentali: un possibile esempio nel tursiope (Tursiops truncatus)”
Tizzi R. & Pace, D. S.

16 - 17th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 9-13 March 2003).
Poster: ”Dolphins and autistic children encounters: the animal point of view”
Acquaviva A., Tizzi R. & Accorsi P. A.
Poster: “Individual differences in maternal behaviour profile in bottlenose dolphin:
presence of crucial factors?” Tizzi R. & Pace D. S.

17 - 31st Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Tenerife, Canary Island, Spain, 14-17 March 2003).
Poster: “Learning maternal care: a possible example in Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)”
Tizzi R. & Pace, D. S.
Poster: “Pregnancy in Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus):
behavioural and respiratory aspects” Tizzi R., Gabaldo M. & Pace, D. S.

18 - 32nd Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Valencia, Spain, 05-05 March 2004)
 
19 - 18th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Kolmarden, Sweden, 28-31 March 2004)
Oral presentation: "Multidisciplinary approach to the study of Tursiops truncatus pregnancy: a crucial value?"
Tizzi R., Pace D.S., Accorsi P.A., Gamberoni M., San Juan Rodriguez J., Catacchio S. & Azzali M.
Poster: "Acoustic reaction of dolphins to different kinds of echolocation signals"
Azzali M., Cocciolo C., Catacchio S., San Juan Rodriguez J. & Tizzi R.

20 - 23th Annual Conference of the European Society for Comparative Physiology and Bio-Chemistry
(Cesenatico, Italy, 23-26 September 2004)
Poster: " Blowhole hormonal analysis: a new approach to the study of Tursiops truncatus pregnancy?”
Accorsi P.A., Gamberoni M. and Tizzi R.

21 - 33rd Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Harderwijk, The Netherlands, 11-14 March 2005).
Poster: “Blowhole hormonal analysis: a new approach to the study of Tursiops truncatus pregnancy?”
Accorsi P.A., Gamberoni M. and Tizzi R.
Poster: “Independence acquisition in bottlenose dolphin calves by social proximity analysis”
Tizzi R., Coldagelli V., Paoloni M. and Pace D. S.  

22 - 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(La Rochelle, France, 2-7 April 2005)
Poster: Acoustic changes of a pregnant Tursiops truncatus and of its community"
Dell'Aere S., Azzali M., Catacchio S., Cingolani L. and Tizzi R.
Poster: "Patterns of association of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) females
during gestation and post-natal period"
Coldagelli V., Pace D.S. and Tizzi R.
Poster: "Tactile interactions in two females bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
during pre- and post-partum periods"
Marcucci S., Tizzi R. and Pace D.S.
Poster: Aggressiveness, dominance and reconciliation in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) females
during pregnancy and after birth"
Matassa D.S., Tizzi R. and Pace D.S.

23 - Reproduction Workshop of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Paris, France, 3-5 October 2005)

24 - 34th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Riccione, Italy, 17-20 March 2006).
- Oral presentation: "Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) behavioural catalog:
unification of current terminology and selection of video sequences in a controlled environment"
Esposti Apiccino E. and Tizzi R.
Poster: "Behavioural repertoire expansion in captive bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) calves"
Tizzi R. and Esposti Appicino E.

25 - 20th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Gdansk, Poland, 2-7 April 2006)
Poster: "Behavioural sequences displayed by a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) community during
swim programmes dedicated to autistic children"
Tizzi R., Piras F. and Accorsi P.A.
Poster: "The development of motor and coordination skills in captive bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
calves throughout the first year of life"
Esposti Apiccino E. and Tizzi R.

26 - 35th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Antibes, France, 16-19 March 2007).
Poster: "Activity budget of two male Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana in a controlled environment"
Esposti Apiccino E., Tizzi R. and Garcia Hartmann M.
Poster: "Aggressivity and social balance in a captive Tursiops truncatus comminity"
Tizzi R., Auciello C. and Accorsi P.A.
Poster: "Target body areas of physical aggressions in Tursiops truncatus"
Micci M. and Tizzi R.

27 - 21st Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, 22-25 April 2007)
Poster: "Respiratory features of Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana in a controlled environment"
Torre G., Garcia Hartmann M. and Tizzi R.
Poster: "Agonism development in bottlenose dolphin calves in a controlled environment: quantity and nature of interactions"
Tizzi R., Pizzeghella I. and Fabbri E.
Poster: "Agonism development in bottlenose dolphin calves in a controlled environment: event time sequences"
Pizzeghella I., Tizzi R. and Fabbri E.

28 - 36th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Kolmarden, Sweden, 7-10 March 2008).
Poster: "Correlation between progesterone concentration in blow and behaviour in a young female bottlenose dolphin"
Accorsi P.A., Tizzi R., Carraro V., Viggiani R., Gojceta, R.
Poster: "Agonistic behavioural sequences in a bottlenose dolphin family group"
Micci M. and Tizzi R.
Poster: "Respiration trends of bottlenose dolphin calves from birth throughout the first six months of life"
Tizzi R. and Binelli A.
Poster: "Non conceptive sexual behaviour in Inia Geoffrensis humboldtiana"
Torre G., Tizzi R., Garcia Hartmann M., Esposti Apiccino E. and Pizzeghella I.

29 - 22nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Egmond aan zee, 9-12 March 2008)
Oral presenation: "Determination of cortisol in blow of bottlenose dolphin and correlation with behavioural displays during pregnancy"
Amadei E., Tizzi R., Accorsi P.A., Viggiani R. and Severi C.

30 - XXIII Convegno nazionale della Società Italiana di Etologia
(Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy, 17-21 Set 2008).
Poster: "Studio del comportamento pre e post parto in Tursiops truncatus"
Tizzi R., Angelini S. and Scaravelli, D.

31 - 23rd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Istanbul, Turkey, 2-4 March 2009)
Poster: "Affiliative and aggressive behaviour in two Orinoco river dolphins in a controlled environment"
Garcia Hartmann M., Tizzi R., Torre G., Pizzeghella I. and Esposti Apiccino E.
Poster: "Ontogeny of rest behaviour in bottlenose dolphin calves during the first year of life"
Tizzi R. and Binelli A.

32 - 38th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Malta, 13-16 March 2009).
Poster: "Preferred body areas of physical affiliative interactions in captive Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana"
Torre G., Tizzi R. and Garcia Hartmann M
Poster: "Changes induced by the calf birth in the behaviour of a female bottlenose dolphin"
Tizzi R., Angelini S. and Scaravelli D.

33 - 39th Annual Symposium of the European Association for Aquatic Mammals
(Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 March 2010).
Poster: "Orinoco river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana) behavioural catalogue"
Torre G., Tizzi R. and Garcia Hartmann M.
Poster: "Blow progesterone profile during estrous cycle, pregnancy and lactation in female bottlenose dolphin"
Tizzi R., Accorsi P.A., Zordan S. and Severi C.

34 - 24th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society
(Stralsund, Germany, 22-24 March 2010)
Poster: "Play behaviour with objects and bubbles in Orinoco river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis humboldtiana)"
Torre G., Tizzi R. and Garcia Hartmann M.


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