Browsing by Subject "cetacean"
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(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)I examined fission-fusion sociality in dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus), and investigated aspects of social convergence between dolphins and great apes. I used boat-based group focal follows and photo-identification ...
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(2010-08-19)Artificial insemination (AI) with sex-sorted bottlenose dolphin spermatozoa provides female calves for obtaining more cohesive social groups and optimum genetic management of captive populations. However, distance of animals ...
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(2016-04-18)This dissertation provides broad insights on aspects of sexual selection in cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and addresses the gap of knowledge regarding female mating strategies. A comparative approach is applied ...