Investigating the age composition of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in the Pearl River Estuary based on their pigmentation pattern

L Guo, W Lin, C Zeng, D Luo, Y Wu - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
Age composition is an important population parameter for understanding and managing
endangered species. There are very few studies involving cetaceans in estimating the age …

Demographic characteristics of Australian humpback dolphins reveal important habitat toward the southwestern limit of their range

TN Hunt, L Bejder, SJ Allen, RW Rankin… - Endangered Species …, 2017 - int-res.com
The paucity of information on the recently described Australian humpback dolphin Sousa
sahulensis has hindered assessment of its conservation status. Here, we applied capture …

Sex-Specific Patterns in Abundance, Temporary Emigration and Survival of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Coastal and Estuarine Waters

KR Sprogis, KH Pollock, HC Raudino… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Inherent difficulties in determining the sex of free-ranging, sexually monomorphic species
often prevents a sex-specific focus on estimating abundance, movement patterns and …

A cross‐scale framework to support a mechanistic understanding and modelling of marine climate‐driven species redistribution, from individuals to communities

S Twiname, A Audzijonyte, JL Blanchard… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate‐driven species redistribution is pervasive and accelerating, yet the complex
mechanisms at play remain poorly understood. The implications of large‐scale species …

Morphological differences between coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) populations identified using non-invasive stereo-laser photogrammetry

M van Aswegen, F Christiansen, J Symons, J Mann… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Obtaining morphometric data on free-ranging marine megafauna is difficult, as traditional
methods rely on post-mortem or live-capture techniques. We linked stereo-laser …

Assortative interactions revealed in a fission–fusion society of Australian humpback dolphins

TN Hunt, SJ Allen, L Bejder, GJ Parra - Behavioral Ecology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Understanding individual interactions within a community or population provides valuable
insight into its social system, ecology, and, ultimately, resilience against external stimuli …

Sexually dimorphic characteristics of short‐finned pilot whales, false killer whales, pygmy killer whales, and melon‐headed whales assessed using fin and body …

SN Yahn, RW Baird, SD Mahaffy… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Adults of many free‐ranging delphinid species cannot be reliably sexed at sea. Sexually
mature, known‐sex adult short‐finned pilot, pygmy killer, melon‐headed, and false killer …

Season, age, sex, and location impact the density of tooth rake mark and dorsal fin notch of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins (Sousa chinensis) in the northern South …

A Serres, W Lin, B Liu, M Lin, M Liu… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tooth rake marks are usually used as an indicator of received aggression in odontocetes
whose social interactions are difficult to observe directly. Photographic data from five …

Social dynamics and sexual segregation of Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa sahulensis) in Moreton Bay, Queensland

ER Hawkins, L Pogson‐Manning… - Marine Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the social organization of coastal dolphins, particularly those that reside
adjacent to major cities and urbanized regions, is important for understanding the …

Multiple social benefits drive the formation of mixed-species groups of Australian humpback and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins

J Syme, JJ Kiszka, GJ Parra - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2023 - Springer
Mixed-species groups are common amongst diverse taxa including fishes, birds, and
mammals. Antipredator, foraging, and social benefits have been proposed as functional …