Cooperative partner choice in multi-level male dolphin alliances

Abstract Investigations into cooperative partner choice should consider both potential and realised partners, allowing for the comparison of traits across all those available. Male bottlenose dolphins form persisting multi-level alliances. Second-order alliances of 4–14 males are the core social uni...

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Main Authors: Livia Gerber, Samuel Wittwer, Simon J. Allen, Kathryn G. Holmes, Stephanie L. King, William B. Sherwin, Sonja Wild, Erik P. Willems, Richard C. Connor, Michael Krützen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85583-x