Browsing Atlantic Technological University (Galway-Mayo) by Author "Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Chicago Zoological Society"
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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) social structure in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, is distinguished by age- and area-related associations
Baker, Isabel; O'Brien, Joanne; McHugh, Katherine; Ingram, Simon N.; Berrow, Simon (Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2018)Social and network analyses that incorporate information on individuals within a population enhance our knowledge of complex species. In this study, the social structure of wild bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon Estuary, ... -
An Ethogram for Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
Baker, Isabel; O'Brien, Joanne; McHugh, Katherine; Berrow, Simon (2017)Ethograms, or categorized lists of behavioral descriptors, are fundamental research tools in the study of animal behavior and are essential to the overall understanding of the behavioral ecology of a species. With specific ... -
Female reproductive parameters and population demographics of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
Baker, Isabel; O'Brien, Joanne; McHugh, Katherine; Berrow, Simon (Springer Nature, 2017-11-20)This study investigates the female reproductive parameters and population demographics of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, using long-term relational sightings and photographic ... -
Fine-scale sociality reveals female–male affiliations and absence of male alliances in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland
Baker, Isabel; O'Brien, Joanne; McHugh, Katherine; Berrow, Simon (Society for Marine Mammalogy, 2019-04-29)Knowledge of social behavior at an individual level is central to our understanding of complex mammalian societies. In this study, we analyzed the fine-scale sociality of wild bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon Estuary, ...