Two unusual interactions between a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian Waters

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Deakos, Mark H ^a   Branstetter, Brian K ^b   Lori, Mazzuca ^c   Fertl, Dagmar ^d   Mobley Jr , Joseph R ^e  

^a Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

^d Ziphius EcoServices   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Hawaii; Humpback whale; Interspecific play; Megaptera novaeangliae; Object play; Social play; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DOLPHIN; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PLAY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WHALE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 77955758987     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.2.2010.121     Document Type: Article

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