Parallel influence of climate on the behaviour of Pacific killer whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins

• Published in: Ecology Letters
• Main Authors: Lusseau, David, Williams, Rob, Wilson, Ben, Grellier, Kate, Barton, Tim, Hammond, Philip S., Thompson, Paul M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Ecology; SHARK; BRITISH-COLUMBIA; TURSIOPS-TRUNCATUS; HABITAT USE; OSCILLATION; TRENDS; SALMON; ORCINUS-ORCA; LARGE HERBIVORES; GROUP-SIZE; British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; North Atlantic; Orca; Orcinus orca
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/b3b7f0c6-cadd-4367-99b2-b90faeb5ec40; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00669.x

The grouping behaviour of animals is governed by intrinsic and extrinsic factors which play an important role in shaping their social organization. We investigated the influence of ocean climate variation on the grouping behaviour of two widely separated populations of cetaceans, inhabiting north At...