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Identification of Bottlenose Dolphin Prey Within the IRL, Utilizing Images Collected During Observed Dolphin Feeding Behaviors.
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Creator
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Grell, Kaitlin, Albrecht, Dan, Waldron, Jordan, Katz, Dana, Nelson, Brandy, Murdoch Titcomb, Elizabeth
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Identification of dolphin prey is fundamental to understanding the ecological function of dolphins within the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), and useful in determining shared resources and associated health risks among dolphins and humans. This study utilized 62 images of dolphin prey documented during observed feeding behaviors from 2003 to 2015 to determine prey of significance. Dolphin prey were comprised of: 44% mullet (Mugil spp.), 11% jack (Caranx spp.), 10% pinfish (Lagodon sp.), and 6.5%...
Show moreIdentification of dolphin prey is fundamental to understanding the ecological function of dolphins within the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), and useful in determining shared resources and associated health risks among dolphins and humans. This study utilized 62 images of dolphin prey documented during observed feeding behaviors from 2003 to 2015 to determine prey of significance. Dolphin prey were comprised of: 44% mullet (Mugil spp.), 11% jack (Caranx spp.), 10% pinfish (Lagodon sp.), and 6.5% menhaden (Brevoortia spp.). The remaining 28.5% of prey were comprised of 11 genera, and no spatial or temporal differences among prey were found. The majority (87%) of the genera of fishes documented as dolphin prey are also targeted by local fisheries for human consumption, bait, and sport. Understanding the prey habits of this apex predator can be useful in determining management and conservation strategies for local fisheries and ecosystems, and identifying possible vectors for bioaccumulation of contaminants.
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Date Issued
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2018
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAU_SR00000039
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Subject Headings
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College students --Research --United States.
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Document (PDF)
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's linguistic mirror of nature: An ecological criticism.
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Dana, Elizabeth., Florida Atlantic University, Faraci, Mary
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For the most part, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's work has been considered primarily as Southern Regionalist. Her use of language, however, in detailed descriptions of nature evidence an ecological consciousness. Examining her use of certain words used in descriptions of natural places, we see that Rawlings views nature as a place of learning and that man fits in not as a dominant figure, but as a part of the ecological community, and is subject to the vicissitudes of nature. The analysis of her...
Show moreFor the most part, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's work has been considered primarily as Southern Regionalist. Her use of language, however, in detailed descriptions of nature evidence an ecological consciousness. Examining her use of certain words used in descriptions of natural places, we see that Rawlings views nature as a place of learning and that man fits in not as a dominant figure, but as a part of the ecological community, and is subject to the vicissitudes of nature. The analysis of her language is the indication that Rawlings was as concerned with nature as she was with the Regionalism of Cross Creek. Her use of certain words portrays an unpredictable world. Rawlings portrays her characters in the basic condition of mankind, not as dominant figures, but as survivors in the unpredictable settings of Nature.
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Date Issued
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1992
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14785
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Subject Headings
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Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan,--1896-1953--Criticism and interpretation
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Document (PDF)
