Calf inspections of fish catches in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.): Ofor oblique social learning?

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 197-202

  Mann, Janet ^a   Sargeant, Brooke L ^a   Minor, Matthew ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; DOLPHIN; LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

TURSIOPS;

EID: 33846099975     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00087.x     Document Type: Article

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