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

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecology Letters
Main Authors: Lusseau, D, Williams, R, Wilson, B, Grellier, Kate, Barton, TR, Hammond, Philip Steven, Thompson, PM
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
bottlenose dolphin
climate influence
grouping pattern
killer whale
mean-field model
North Atlantic Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
salmon
ORCINUS-ORCA
TURSIOPS-TRUNCATUS
GROUP-SIZE
BRITISH-COLUMBIA
LARGE HERBIVORES
HABITAT USE
OSCILLATION
TRENDS
SHARK
British Columbia
Canada
Pacific
Killer Whale
North Atlantic
North Atlantic oscillation
Orca
Orcinus orca
Killer whale
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/parallel-influence-of-climate-on-the-behaviour-of-pacific-killer-whales-and-atlantic-bottlenose-dolphins(e769dcbe-b1b5-44e0-860e-79ec1acca7f9).html
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00669.x
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=7244260599&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Similar Items