The size, composition and function of wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) mother-calf groups in Shark Bay, Australia

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 389-405

  Gibson, Quincy A ^a   Mann, Janet ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bottlenose dolphin; group composition; group size; mother offspring; social development; Tursiops sp.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SIZE; DOLPHIN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; TURSIOPS;

EID: 46849121979     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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