The size, composition and function of wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) mother-calf groups in Shark Bay, Australia

Quincy A. Gibson; Janet Mann

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.01.022

The size, composition and function of wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) mother-calf groups in Shark Bay, Australia

Georgetown University

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-405
Number of pages	17
Journal	Animal Behaviour
Volume	76
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.01.022
State	Published - Aug 2008
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

bottlenose dolphin
group composition
group size
mother-offspring
social development
Tursiops sp.

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