The emergence of unshared consensus decisions in bottlenose dolphins

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1067-1077

  Lusseau, David ^a   Conradt, Larissa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Bottlenose dolphin; Decision making process; Group living

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOLPHIN; EMERGENCE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; DOUBTFUL SOUND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

TURSIOPS;

EID: 65049087864     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0740-7     Document Type: Article

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