Influence of body size and ranging patterns on delphinid sociality: Associations among Commerson's dolphins

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 544-551

  Coscarella, Mariano A ^a,b   Gowans, Shannon ^c   Pedraza, Susana N ^a,b   Crespo, Enrique A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

^c ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

association pattern; Cephalorhynchus commersonii; Commersons dolphin; Patagonia; social structure

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DOLPHIN; PHOTOGRAPH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; PATAGONIA;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS COMMERSONII; DELPHINIDAE;

EID: 79958775245     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-029.1     Document Type: Article

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