Why do Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) carry conch shells (Turbinella sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia?

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 449-454

  Allen, S J ^a   Bejder, L ^a   Krutzen M ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOLPHIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHELL; SNAIL; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; TURBINELLA; TURSIOPS;

EID: 79954561648     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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