Visual lateralization in wild striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) in response to stimuli with different degrees of familiarity.

BACKGROUND: Apart from findings on both functional and motor asymmetries in captive aquatic mammals, only few studies have focused on lateralized behaviour of these species in the wild. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study we focused on lateralized visual behaviour by presenting wild stripe...

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Main Authors: Marcello Siniscalchi, Salvatore Dimatteo, Anna Maria Pepe, Raffaella Sasso, Angelo Quaranta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3258257?pdf=render