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SURFACE BEHAVIOR OF BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS IS RELATED TO SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF PREY
Author(s) -
AcevedoGutiérrez Alejandro,
Parker Nadine
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
marine mammal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.723
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1748-7692
pISSN - 0824-0469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00925.x
Subject(s) - predation , cetacea , bottlenose dolphin , spatial ecology , geography , fishery , echo sounding , ecology , biology , cartography
A bstract We tested the hypothesis that spatial arrangement and movements of bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus ) are related to the spatial arrangement of their prey. From 65 groups we: (1) classified feeding behavior of dolphins according to spatial arrangement and movements of individuals; (2) assessed spatial arrangement and location of prey from direct observations, numbers of associated seabirds, and echosounder recordings; and (3) related feeding behavior of dolphins to spatial arrangement and location of prey. Four feeding categories were defined from cluster and principal component analyses: (1) moving rapidly with no diving, (2) milling with no diving, (3) diving in several locations, and (4) diving in one location. These feeding categories were related to spatial arrangement and location of prey.