Social play as a tool for developing social-cognitive skills in a wild population of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis)

The purposes of this dissertation were to identify complex social-cognitive behaviors in a population of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) using long-term video archives and identify developmental trends in those behaviors. Chapter One analyzed calf behavior during foraging events...

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Other Authors:	Bender, Courtney Elizabeth.
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	Florida Atlantic University
Subjects:	Social behavior in animals Cognition in animals Dolphins > Behavior Atlantic spotted dolphin
Online Access:	http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3358280