Observations of an Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin carrying a sponge: Object play or tool use?

Mammalia

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 147-149

  Parra, Guido J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Object manipulation; Play; Sousa chinensis; Tool use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOLPHIN; PLAY; SPONGE; TOOL USE;

SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 34948828479     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2007.019     Document Type: Article

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