What drives island-associated tropical dolphins to form mixed-species associations in the southwest Indian Ocean?

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1105-1111

  Kiszka, Jeremy ^a,b   Perrin, William F ^c   Pusineri, Claire ^d   Ridoux, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b Collectivité Départementale de Mayotte ^*  (Mayotte)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage   (Mayotte)

Author keywords

antipredator strategy; mixed species associations; pantropical spotted dolphin; spinner dolphin; Stenella attenuata; Stenella longirostris

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; DOLPHIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WILD POPULATION;

MAYOTTE;

DELPHINIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 80054737787     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/10-MAMM-A-376.1     Document Type: Article

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