Dolphins live in complex social groupings with a wide variety of social strategies. In this
chapter we investigate the role that differing habitats and ecological conditions have played …

Bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus are amongst the best-known cetaceans. In the
Mediterranean Sea, however, modern field studies of cetaceans did not start until the late …

This is an extensively rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue
of Sharks of the World. The present volume reviews all 15 families, 25 genera and 57 …

Photo-identification of naturally mar ed cetaceans helps obtain information on group
structure, site fidelity, movement patterns and population size. In conjunction with other …

Among the most common statements made in studies of elasmobranch ecology is
something to the effect that “sharks play an important role in marine ecosystems.” Although …

Human activities can affect the behaviour of mammals through the modification of habitats,
changes in predation pressure or alterations in food distribution and availability. We …

The importance of interactions between sharks and cetaceans has been a subject of much
conjecture, but few studies have addressed these interactions. Sharks (order Selachii) have …

Stomach contents from tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, caught on lines off the central coast
of Western Australia were analysed to investigate variations in the diet due to sex, size and …

A bottlenose dolphin community was studied from small inflatable craft from 1987 to 1994 in
a relatively large area (about 800 km2) east of the islands of Loˇsinj and Cres, northern …

To determine whether allomaternal care occurs among bottlenose dolphins, we examined
patterns of association and mother–infant separations for eight infants (164.4 focal h) during …