Concern about the effects of maritime vessel collisions with marine animals is increasing
worldwide. To date, most scientific publications on this topic have focused on the collisions …

This paper reviews and analyzes ship collision records for the relatively isolated population
of fin whales in the Mediterranean Sea from 1972 to 2001. Out of 287 carcasses, 46 …

Coastal cetaceans are subject to potential injury or disturbance from vessels. In Sarasota,
Florida, where about 120 resident bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, share the inshore …

Newborn characteristics, patterns of motoric and social behavioural development, and
mother-infant relationships in free-ranging and semi-provisioned bottlenose dolphins …

Recreation ecology, the study of environmental consequences of outdoor recreation
activities and their effective management, is a relatively new field of scientific study having …

Watercraft may provide the greatest source of anthropogenic noise for bottlenose dolphins
living in coastal waters. A resident community of about 140 individuals near Sarasota …

Collisions with vessels are a well-documented conservation problem for some populations
of large whales (LW) in the Northern Hemisphere. Less attention has been given to incidents …

Aggressive behaviour is rarely observed, but may have a large impact on the social
structure, relationships and interactions in animal societies. Long-term behavioural study of …

Much of our understanding of the social complexity and intelligence of terrestrial animals
such as chimpanzees has been a direct result of long-term studies. Compiled observations …

Studies of social ecology can benefit from long-term observations, as these provide
researchers with opportunities to distinguish between the relative contributions of life history …