Tool use by aquatic animals

J Mann, EM Patterson - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Tool-use research has focused primarily on land-based animals, with less consideration
given to aquatic animals and the environmental challenges and conditions they face. Here …

Long-term impacts of fish provisioning on the behavior and survival of wild bottlenose dolphins

V Foroughirad, J Mann - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
To promote close encounters with wildlife, humans sometimes provision wild animals with
food. However such practices can be harmful, and the impacts of human provisioning on …

Sexual segregation in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins is driven by female avoidance of males

AA Galezo, E Krzyszczyk, J Mann - Behavioral Ecology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Sexual segregation is widespread in mammals, although the proximate causes are poorly
understood in monomorphic species. Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) …

If at first you don't succeed… Studies of ontogeny shed light on the cognitive demands of habitual tool use

EJM Meulman, AM Seed… - … Transactions of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many species use tools, but the mechanisms underpinning the behaviour differ between
species and even among individuals within species, depending on the variants performed …

Spatial consequences for dolphins specialized in foraging with fishermen

M Cantor, PC Simões-Lopes, FG Daura-Jorge - Animal Behaviour, 2018 - Elsevier
According to theory, individuals forage in ways that maximize net energy intake. Distinct
foraging strategies may emerge within a population in response to heterogeneous …

The ecological costs to females in a system with allied sexual coercion

MM Wallen, EM Patterson, E Krzyszczyk, J Mann - Animal Behaviour, 2016 - Elsevier
Sexual coercion results from extreme conflict over mating. As a male strategy to overcome
female resistance, coercion can impose fitness costs on females. Among mammals, most …

Age-specific foraging performance and reproduction in tool-using wild bottlenose dolphins

EM Patterson, E Krzyszczyk, J Mann - Behavioral Ecology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Effective foraging is necessary for nearly all animals, but most animals are not born with
adult-like foraging performance. Instead, foraging skills are developed during an individual's …

Maternal effects and fitness consequences of individual variation in bottlenose dolphins' ecological niche

K Strickland, J Mann, V Foroughirad… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The niche describes the ecological and social environment that an organism lives in, as well
as the behavioural tactics used to interact with its environment. A species niche is key to …

Alliance-specific habitat selection by male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia

O O'Brien, SJ Allen, M Krützen, RC Connor - Animal behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Individuals and groups within the same population may differ in their use of resources. Also
referred to as niche specialization, such differences can be documented through direct or …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying key demographic parameters of a small island–associated population of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Reunion, Indian Ocean)

V Dulau, V Estrade, J Fayan - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Photo-identification surveys of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins were conducted from 2009
to 2014 off Reunion Island (55° E33'/21° S07'), in the Indian Ocean. Robust Design models …