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A novel case of non offspring adoption in a free ranging Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
| Title: | A novel case of non offspring adoption in a free ranging Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Howells, Elisabeth M., creator Reif, John S., creator Bechdel, Sarah E., creator Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, creator Bossart, Gregory D., creator McCulloch, Stephen D., creator Mazzoil, Marilyn S., creator |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | European Association for Aquatic Mammals | |
| Extent: | 6 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 1587650 (digitool), FADT1587650 (IID), fau:5458 (fedora), 10.1578/AM.35.1.2009.43 (doi) | |
| Note(s): |
Wild and captive epimeletic care has been reported worldwide in many different species of cetaceans. Epimeletic care can be described as nurturant or succorant in nature. While adoption can be considered an example of nurturant behavior, to date there have been no reported cases of permanent adoption among wild cetaceans. During routine photo-identification surveys, an adult female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was found in the presence of a young calf that was not her own. This mother calf like relationship lasted nearly 2 y until the death of the allomother. This paper documents a novel case of free-ranging bottlenose dolphin adoption that occurred in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. This article was published by the European Association for Aquatic Mammals http://www.aquaticmammalsjournal.org/ and may be cited as Howells, Elisabeth M., John S. Reif, Sarah E. Bechdel, M. Elizabeth Murdoch, Gregory D. Bossart, Stephen D. McCulloch, and Marilyn S. Mazzoil. (2009) A Novel Case of Non Offspring Adoption in a Free Ranging Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Aquatic Mammals 35(1) 43‐47, DOI 10.1578/AM.35.1.2009.43 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1730. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bottlenose dolphin Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1587650 | |
| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/AM.35.1.2009.43 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©2009 European Association for Aquatic Mammals | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
