Social structure of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) off northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Cetacean social structures include fluid and stable elements. Long-finned pilot whales ( Globicephala melas ) live in units that interact forming labile groups. In this study conducted off Cape Breton Island, between 1998–2011, we confirm unit membership predicts associations between individuals. We...
Published in: | Behaviour |
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Brill
2017
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539x-00003432 https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/154/5/article-p509_1.xml https://data.brill.com/files/journals/1568539x_154_05_s001_text.pdf |