Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have been documented to possess personality traits that remain consistent over time (Highfill & Kuczaj, 2007) and across contexts (Kuczaj, Highfill, & Byerly, 2012). Such individual differences are thought to play an important role in various social contexts such as hierarchical dominance (Highfill & Kuczaj, 2010). The present study investigated the relationship between personality and social rank within a captive group of bottlenose dolphins housed at the Roatan Institute for Marine Science (RIMS). Social rank was established using questionnaires distributed to the RIMS experienced staff. Personality traits were derived from behavioral coding using context-specific correlational matrices. The traits...
We investigated association patterns of 52 photographically identified, free-ranging bottlenose dolp...
Female mammals play a central role in determination of social structure and are thus central to unde...
Social organization is an important attribute of the animal society. We describe the social structur...
Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in...
Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in...
Social structures are critical to the success of many species and have repercussions on health, well...
Contact with the pectoral fin facilitates formation and maintenance of social relationships between ...
Ecological factors such as habitat and food availability affect the social structure of bottlenose d...
Ecological factors such as habitat and food availability affect the social structure of bottlenose d...
Social structures are critical to the success of many species and have repercussions on health, well...
Cooperation may be related to personality in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyads. Five bot...
Social species can depend on each other for survival, helping in rearing of young, predator defense,...
Social structuring from assortative associations may affect individual fitness, as well as populatio...
Little is known about the specific behavioral exchanges that occur on a day-to-day basis between dya...
International audienceAnimal social structures are shaped by external environmental factors and indi...
We investigated association patterns of 52 photographically identified, free-ranging bottlenose dolp...
Female mammals play a central role in determination of social structure and are thus central to unde...
Social organization is an important attribute of the animal society. We describe the social structur...
Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in...
Comparative studies can help identify selective pressures that contributed to species differences in...
Social structures are critical to the success of many species and have repercussions on health, well...
Contact with the pectoral fin facilitates formation and maintenance of social relationships between ...
Ecological factors such as habitat and food availability affect the social structure of bottlenose d...
Ecological factors such as habitat and food availability affect the social structure of bottlenose d...
Social structures are critical to the success of many species and have repercussions on health, well...
Cooperation may be related to personality in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) dyads. Five bot...
Social species can depend on each other for survival, helping in rearing of young, predator defense,...
Social structuring from assortative associations may affect individual fitness, as well as populatio...
Little is known about the specific behavioral exchanges that occur on a day-to-day basis between dya...
International audienceAnimal social structures are shaped by external environmental factors and indi...
We investigated association patterns of 52 photographically identified, free-ranging bottlenose dolp...
Female mammals play a central role in determination of social structure and are thus central to unde...
Social organization is an important attribute of the animal society. We describe the social structur...