Dolphin social phenotypes vary in response to food availability but not North Atlantic Oscillation index

Funding We received no direct funding for this particular study. Acknowledgements We are indebted to Paul Thompson for conception and development of this long-term individual-based research study, and for advice during this work. We are especially grateful to our colleagues at the Lighthouse Field S...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Main Authors: Fisher, David, Cheney, Barbara
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2164/21933
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1187
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Summary:Funding We received no direct funding for this particular study. Acknowledgements We are indebted to Paul Thompson for conception and development of this long-term individual-based research study, and for advice during this work. We are especially grateful to our colleagues at the Lighthouse Field Station, past and present, who have contributed to and advanced this long-term study. Matthew Silk, Dan Blumstein and two anonymous reviewers made numerous useful comments and suggestions on an earlier draft. This long-term study has depended upon a number of funders including University of Aberdeen, NatureScot, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd., Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd., Marine Scotland, the Crown Estate, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the BES, ASAB, Greenpeace Environmental Trust, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd., Department of Energy and Climate Change, Chevron and Natural Environment Research. Survey work was conducted under NatureScot Animal Scientific Licences. Peer reviewed Publisher PDF