Group fission-fusion dynamics and communication in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
The bottlenose dolphin exhibits a fission-fusion social structure characterized by temporary associations lasting from minutes to hours. Although social structure has been described for some dolphin communities, the selective pressures affecting fission-fusion patterns and their consequences on dolp...
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Scholar Commons
2006
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2666 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3665&context=etd |