Intra-Population Variability in Group Size of Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins (Sousa chinensis)

Group size is a key social trait influencing population dynamics of group-living animals. The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins (IPHDs), Sousa chinensis, a shallow water delphinid species, display a fission-fusion social system. Yet little is known about how social organization of this species vary wit...

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Main Authors: Mingming Liu, Mingli Lin, David Lusseau, Songhai Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.671568/full