Reactions of three bottlenose dolphin dams with calves to other members of the group in connection with nursing

Zoo Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 543-555

  Mello, Inês ^a,b   Nordensten, Lotta ^b,c   Amundin, Mats ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b Research and Education Center   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Husbandry; Maternal behavior; Suckling behavior; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33645302343     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20071     Document Type: Article

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