Statut et comportement social du Grand Dauphin Tursiops truncatus Mont. 1821 dans le Bassin d'Arcachon

A sedentary group of six bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) has been photoidentified in the Bassin d'Arcachon, S.W. France. The social structure of this group has been determined from statistical analysis of swimming associations, as shown on pictures taken monthly from January 1989 to De...

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Main Authors: FERREY, Marc, COLLET, Anne, GUINET, Christophe
Other Authors: Centre National d'Étude des Mammifères Marins, Port des Minimes, F- 17000 La Rochelle, FRA, Océanopolis, F-29275 Brest Cedex, FRA
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: Société nationale de protection de la nature et d'acclimatation de France, Paris (FRA) 1993
Subjects:
Comportement social
Statut social
Structure sociale
Association intraspécifique
Nage
Groupe social
Sédentaire
Océan Atlantique Nord
Océan Atlantique Est
Bassin Arcachon
Social behavior
Social status
Social structure
Intraspecific association
Swimming
Social group
Sedentary
North Atlantic
East Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2042/54729
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Summary:A sedentary group of six bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) has been photoidentified in the Bassin d'Arcachon, S.W. France. The social structure of this group has been determined from statistical analysis of swimming associations, as shown on pictures taken monthly from January 1989 to December 1991. The group includes a mother-infant pair, two females escorting the pair, and a pilot-watcher whose sex remains unknown. The sixth dolphin is a young solitary female which sometimes joins the group, while becoming increasingly familiar towards humans when alone

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