Insights on common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) social organization from genetic analysis of a mass-stranded pod

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-185

  Viricel, Amélia ^a,d   Strand, Allan E ^a   Rosel, Patricia E ^c   Ridoux, Vincent ^b   Garcia, Pascale ^b  

^a School of Business   (United States)

^b UMR 7266 CNRS Université de La Rochelle   (France)

^c NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Relatedness; Sex segregation; Social structure

Indexed keywords

DNA; DOLPHIN; FRUIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 56749183668     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0648-7     Document Type: Article

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