Habitat use of culturally distinct Galápagos sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus clans

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Eguiguren, Ana, Pirotta, Enrico, Cantor, Maurício, Rendell, Luke, Whitehead, Hal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2019
• Subjects: Habitat preference; Cetacean; Culture; Generalized additive model; GAM; Generalized estimating equation; GEE; Galápagos; Gam; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10468/7517; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12822

Ecological niche is traditionally defined at the species level, but individual niches can vary considerably within species. Research on intra-specific niche variation has been focussed on intrinsic drivers. However, differential transmission of socially learned behaviours can also lead to intra-spec...