High performance turning capabilities during foraging by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 498-509

  Maresh, Jennifer L ^a   Fish, Frank E ^b   Nowacek, Douglas P ^c   Nowacek, Stephanie M ^d   Wells, Randall S ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Foraging; Maneuverability; Pinwheel; Predator prey; Swimming; Turning; Tursiops truncates

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CETACEAN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MARINE MAMMAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING;

FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; SARASOTA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 3943071163     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01175.x     Document Type: Article

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