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Maternal and alloparental discipline in Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas
| Title: | Maternal and alloparental discipline in Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas. |
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| Name(s): |
Weinpress, Meghan. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Biological Sciences |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Physical Form: | electronic | |
| Extent: | x, 82 p. : ill., maps | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Discipline was implemented by mothers and alloparent spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) mothers and alloparents on Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Disciplinarians were significantly more likely to be adults than juveniles. Although most disciplinarians were female, males were also observed to perform discipline. The recipients of discipline were male and female, and significantly more likely to be calves than juveniles. Pursuit, contact, and display behaviors were used in discipline, however pursuit behaviors were most often observed. Variables such as age class, sex, and parity were not found to influence how discipline was implemented. The durations of all disciplinary pursuits were under thirty seconds, and successful pursuits had slightly shorter duration than unsuccessful pursuits. Disciplinarian success was not significantly influenced by age class, sex, parity, or behavior used. | |
| Identifier: | 852863491 (oclc), 3361254 (digitool), FADT3361254 (IID), fau:4148 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
by Meghan Weinpress. Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013. Includes bibliography. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
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| Subject(s): |
Animal behavior Behavior evolution Atlantic mammals -- Behavior Parent-child relationships Social behavior in animals Discipline of children Atlantic spotted dolphin -- Bahamas -- Little Bahama Bank |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361254 | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
