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 …

Cetaceans interact with trawls to an undetermined extent. A preliminary review of global
data indicates that individuals of 25 cetacean species (two mysticete, 23 odontocete) have …

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such
sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these …

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 …

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 …

Interactions between cetaceans and fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea are probably as old
as the first human attempts to catch fish with a net. Countless leports and artefacts from the …

Although human activities are known to affect the social behaviour of group-living animals,
the resilience of animals' social structure to disturbance is poorly understood. In the 1990s …

Several populations of odontocete cetaceans, including at least 19 species, have modified
their behavior and adapted to foraging in association with trawlers. We review information …

A detailed analysis of the interactions between Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) and the
artisanal fishing of mullets (Mugil spp.) is presented at two localities in the south of Brazil …

The diurnal behavior of a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) community was observed
from small inflatable craft between 1987 and 1994. Following a preliminary ad libitum study …