Conceptive Estrus Behavior in Three Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are a highly promiscuous species that routinely engage in socio-sexual interactions, yet relatively little has been reported about actual estrus behavior. For this study of three female dolphins located at two aquarium facilities, 20 reproductive behaviors we...

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Main Authors: Holley Muraco, Stan A. Kuczaj II
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2015-02-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
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Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/5/03.Muraco_Kuczaj_FINAL.pdf