Observations of a Benthic Foraging Behavior Used by Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Basin, Louisiana, USA

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• Journal Title:
  Aquatic Mammals
• Personal Author:
  Quigley, B.M. ; Speakman, T.R. ; Balmer, B.C. ; Europe, H.M. ; Gorgone, A.M. ; Rowles, T.K. ; Sinclair, C. ; Zolman, E.S. ; Schwacke, L.H.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources) ; NOS (National Ocean Service) ; OCS (Office of Coast Survey) ; CIMAS (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies)
• Description:
  Across their world-wide distribution, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) use a variety of techniques to detect, pursue, and capture prey. Dolphins may hunt independently or in groups, and specialized foraging behaviors have been identified at both the population and individual levels. These behaviors can involve tool use (Patterson & Mann, 2011), coordinated herding of prey (Engleby & Powell, 2019), benthic foraging techniques (Rossbach & Herzing, 1997), and even cooperative interactions with fisherman.
• Subjects:
  • Bottlenose dolphin
• Keywords:
  • Tursiops truncatus
  • Benthic foraging behaviors
• Source:
  Aquatic Mammals 2022, 48(2), 159-166
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.2.2022.159
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Barataria Bay (La.) ; Barataria Estuary (La.)
• Rights Information:
  Accepted Manuscript
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/48028/noaa_48028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NOAA Cooperative Institutes ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:011d88d32edcc4408059e356f05ff4d830f6bd06f99093c695ad8aed71189aa4