Dolphin prey herding: Prey ball mobility relative to dolphin group and prey ball sizes, multispecies associates, and feeding duration

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 213-225

  Vaughn, Robin ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^a   Packard, Jane ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MOBILITY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SIZE;

EID: 73349097876     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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