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Sparse representation classification of dolphin whistles using local binary patterns
Title
Sparse representation classification of dolphin whistles using local binary patterns.
Creator
Esfahanian, Mahdi, Zhuang, Hanqi, Erdol, Nurgun, Graduate College
Date Issued
2013-04-12
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361295
Subject Headings
Dolphins, Dolphin sounds, Bioacoustics
Format
Document (PDF)
Patterns of association in captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in a swim program
Title
Patterns of association in captive Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in a swim program.
Creator
Spitz, Scott Steven., Florida Atlantic University, Bourne, Godfrey R.
Abstract/Description
The relationship between patterns of association, and the rates and distribution of behaviors that are considered stressful in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a swim program with humans is poorly understood. This relationship was elucidated by measuring stress indirectly through the occurrence of behaviors previously reported when dolphins were captured in nets. Comparisons of patterns of association, and behavioral repertoires recorded before, during, and after swim...
Show moreThe relationship between patterns of association, and the rates and distribution of behaviors that are considered stressful in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a swim program with humans is poorly understood. This relationship was elucidated by measuring stress indirectly through the occurrence of behaviors previously reported when dolphins were captured in nets. Comparisons of patterns of association, and behavioral repertoires recorded before, during, and after swim sessions with humans, indicated no significant change in patterns of association due to human swimmers. There were no correlations between frequencies of interaction, behavioral repertoires, and position in the dominance hierarchy for dolphins that interacted more with humans. Furthermore, rates of air inspiration, and aggression did not increase in the presence of humans. These findings suggest that swimming with humans does not appear to induce stress in dolphins.
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Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14951
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin
Format
Document (PDF)
Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Title
Orogenital neoplasia in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Creator
Bossart, Gregory D., Ghim, Shin-je, Rehtanz, Manuela, Goldstein, Juli D., Varela, Rene A., Ewing, Ruth Y., Fair, Patricia A., Lenzi, Renato, Joseph, Brian, Hicks, Christie L., Schneider, Lynda S., McKinnie, Carolyn J., Reif, John S., Sanchez, Roberto, Lopez, Alfonso, Novoa, Sandra, Bernal, Jaime, Goretti, Maria, Rodriguez, Maya, Defran, R. H., Jenson, A. Bennett, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1930466
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin --Diseases, Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Bottlenose dolphin
Format
Document (PDF)
Prevalence and impacts of motorized vessels on Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Title
Prevalence and impacts of motorized vessels on Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
Creator
Bechdel, Sarah E., Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Howells, Elisabeth M., Reif, John S., McCulloch, Stephen D., Schaefer, Adam M., Bossart, Gregory D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1587644
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Bottlenose dolphin
Format
Document (PDF)
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.
Creator
Howells, Elisabeth M., Reif, John S., Bechdel, Sarah E., Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Bossart, Gregory D., McCulloch, Stephen D., Mazzoil, Marilyn S.
Date Issued
2009
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1587650
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Papillomavirus antibody prevalence in free-ranging and captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Title
Papillomavirus antibody prevalence in free-ranging and captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Creator
Rehtanz, Manuela, Ghim, Shin-je, McFee, Wayne, Doescher, B., Lacave, G., Fair, Patricia A., Reif, John S., Bossart, Gregory D., Jenson, A. Bennett, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183743
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Papillomavirus Infections, Captive bottlenose dolphins
Format
Document (PDF)
Observations on the site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
Title
Observations on the site fidelity of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida.
Creator
Mazzoil, Marilyn S., McCulloch, Stephen D., Defran, R. H.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3177064
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Format
Document (PDF)
Lobomycosis in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: estimation of prevalence, temporal trends, and spatial distribution
Title
Lobomycosis in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: estimation of prevalence, temporal trends, and spatial distribution.
Creator
Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, Reif, John S., Mazzoil, Marilyn S., McCulloch, Stephen D., Fair, Patricia A., Bossart, Gregory D.
Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1055930
Subject Headings
Veterinary mycology, Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Bottlenose dolphin --Diseases
Format
Document (PDF)
Protein electrophoresis of serum from healthy Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Title
Protein electrophoresis of serum from healthy Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Creator
Bossart, Gregory D., Arheart, Kristopher, Hunt, Michael, Clauss, Tonya, Leppert, Lynda, Roberts, Kevin, McCulloch, Stephen D., Goldstein, Juli D., Gonzalez, Christie M., Sweeney, Jay C., Stone, Rae, Fair, Patricia A., Cray, Carolyn, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2012
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3356798
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin --Research--United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Photo - identification capture-mark-recapture techniques for estimating aboundance of bay, sound and esturary populations of bottlenose dolphins along the U.S. east coast and Gulf of Mexico: A workshop report
Title
Photo - identification capture-mark-recapture techniques for estimating aboundance of bay, sound and esturary populations of bottlenose dolphins along the U.S. east coast and Gulf of Mexico: A workshop report.
Creator
Rosel, Patricia E., Mullin, Keith D., Garrison, Lance, Schwacke, Lori, Adams, Jeffrey, Balmer, Brian, Conn, Paul, Conroy, Michael J., Eguchi, Tomo, Gorgone, Annie, Hohn, Aleta A., Mazzoil, Marilyn S., Schwarz, Carl, Sinclair, Carrie, Speakman, Todd, Urian, Kim, Vollmer, Nicole, Wade, Paul, Wells, Randall S., Zolman, Eric
Date Issued
2011-09
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359858
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Format
Document (PDF)
social development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas
Title
The social development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas.
Creator
Moewe, Kelly Kathleen, Florida Atlantic University, Herzing, Denise L.
Abstract/Description
This study documented the behavioral development of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas. 45 three-minute video-taped sequences of underwater social behavior (aggression, courtship, play), spanning from 1992 to 1996, were selected for ethological analysis and were broken down into 15 adult, 15 juvenile and 15 mixed age class sequences. Continuous focal sub-group sampling was conducted, and one-tailed Kruskal-Wallis ANOVAs were used to test for differences between the...
Show moreThis study documented the behavioral development of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the Bahamas. 45 three-minute video-taped sequences of underwater social behavior (aggression, courtship, play), spanning from 1992 to 1996, were selected for ethological analysis and were broken down into 15 adult, 15 juvenile and 15 mixed age class sequences. Continuous focal sub-group sampling was conducted, and one-tailed Kruskal-Wallis ANOVAs were used to test for differences between the age groups in frequencies of occurrence of: (1) the 7 behavioral categories, and (2) the 8 most frequently performed behavioral events. Juveniles performed significantly more Other behaviors and Attention to Object events than adults, suggesting the importance of play within this social species. A Mann-Whitney U test revealed that within mixed age classes, behaviors were performed within combined-age-class groups more often than within single-age-class groups, suggesting a participatory mode of learning within juveniles.
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Date Issued
2001
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12832
Subject Headings
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Dolphins--Behavior, Social behavior in animals
Format
Document (PDF)
underwater analysis of the behavioral development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphin calves (birth to 4 years of age)
Title
An underwater analysis of the behavioral development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphin calves (birth to 4 years of age).
Creator
Bayer, Jessica Ann., Florida Atlantic University, Herzing, Denise L.
Abstract/Description
This investigation is the first to focus on the underwater behaviors and development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) mothers and calves. Underwater video recordings of 30 mother/calf pairs, during the calves' first three years of life, and 10 additional videos of four-year-old calves, were analyzed. Behavioral event frequencies were compared to the calf's age bracket (i.e. year-one, two, three and four). Results demonstrate an increase in calf independence in...
Show moreThis investigation is the first to focus on the underwater behaviors and development of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) mothers and calves. Underwater video recordings of 30 mother/calf pairs, during the calves' first three years of life, and 10 additional videos of four-year-old calves, were analyzed. Behavioral event frequencies were compared to the calf's age bracket (i.e. year-one, two, three and four). Results demonstrate an increase in calf independence in year-four shown by a significant reduction in Nursing Act behaviors, significantly more Feeding/Foraging behaviors, and increased behaviors performed in the proximity of individuals other than the mother or alone. No strong evidence was found for increased maternal rejection behaviors near the end of the estimated weaning period. Additionally, results indicate that, for select behaviors, synchronicity may be increasingly expressed over time. Few differences in behavioral frequency and type were observed between calf genders and between mothers of each gender.
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Date Issued
2001
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12847
Subject Headings
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Dolphins--Behavior, Parental behavior in animals
Format
Document (PDF)
Land use and the spatial distribution of perfluoroalkyl compounds as measured in the plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Title
Land use and the spatial distribution of perfluoroalkyl compounds as measured in the plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).
Creator
Adams, Jeffrey, Houde, Magali, Muir, Derek, Speakman, Todd, Bossart, Gregory D., Fair, Patricia A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1925504
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States
Format
Document (PDF)
Coryphaena (dolphin-fish) aquaculture
Title
Coryphaena (dolphin-fish) aquaculture.
Creator
Hagood, R. W., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1984
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183723
Subject Headings
Dolphin (Fish), Coryphaena hippurus, Aquaculture
Format
Document (PDF)
Hematological, biochemical, and immunological findings in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with orogenital papillomas
Title
Hematological, biochemical, and immunological findings in Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with orogenital papillomas.
Creator
Bossart, Gregory D., Romano, Tracy A., Peden-Adams, Margie M., Rice, Charles D., Fair, Patricia A., Goldstein, Juli D., Kilpatrick, David, Cammen, Kristina, Reif, John S., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1587653
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin --Research --United States, Bottlenose dolphin, Veterinary microbiology, Bottlenose dolphin --Diseases
Format
Document (PDF)
Synopsis of researcher meeting: Bottlenose dolphin health & risk assessment project
Title
Synopsis of researcher meeting: Bottlenose dolphin health & risk assessment project.
Creator
Fair, Patricia A., Bossart, Gregory D.
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3359274
Subject Headings
Bottlenose dolphin, Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Dolphins--Research
Format
Document (PDF)
Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds in Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean
Title
Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds in Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
Creator
Houde, Magali, Wells, Randall S., Fair, Patricia A., Bossart, Gregory D., Hohn, Aleta A., Rowles, Teri K., Sweeney, Jay C., Solomon, Keith R., Muir, Derek, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2005
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3164113
Subject Headings
Fluorine compounds, Bottlenose dolphin --Mortality --Mexico, Gulf of, Bottlenose dolphin --Florida, Dolphins -- Mortality, Mass spectrometry
Format
Document (PDF)
The Development of Synchronous Vocalizations and Behaviors in Juvenile Male Wild Atlantic Spotted Dolphins
Title
The Development of Synchronous Vocalizations and Behaviors in Juvenile Male Wild Atlantic Spotted Dolphins.
Creator
Myers, Alyson J., Bjorklund, David F., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
The ability of adult wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) to synchronize vocalizations and behaviors has been found to be a key factor in overcoming much larger bottlenose dolphins during interspecies aggression (Cusick & Herzing, 2014). Furthermore, an adult baseline of behaviors and vocalizations during aggressive events containing synchrony has been established (Myers, Herzing, & Bjorklund, 2017). The present study examines juvenile aggression that contains bouts of...
Show moreThe ability of adult wild Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) to synchronize vocalizations and behaviors has been found to be a key factor in overcoming much larger bottlenose dolphins during interspecies aggression (Cusick & Herzing, 2014). Furthermore, an adult baseline of behaviors and vocalizations during aggressive events containing synchrony has been established (Myers, Herzing, & Bjorklund, 2017). The present study examines juvenile aggression that contains bouts of synchrony to look at the development of this valuable skill. Differences of duration between adult and juvenile synchronous bouts, lag sequential analyses, frequencies of behavioral classes depending on the age class of the aggressor-recipient dynamic, differences in the frequencies of behavioral classes depending on the synchronous state and aggressorrecipient dynamic, and differences in behavioral classes exhibited by adults and juveniles during different synchronous states were analyzed. Adults, across group size, were able to maintain physical synchrony for a longer duration. Juveniles were often in loose synchronous groups before forming into a tight synchronous group as seen in adult synchrony. Vocal synchrony during adult aggression in terms of synchronized squawks were longer in duration than vocal synchrony during juvenile aggression. Juveniles used more pursuit behaviors during aggression, which indicates practice of a behavior that was found to be the most frequently used in interspecies aggression (Volker, 2016). Additionally, when adults were present in juvenile aggression, they used fewer aggressive behavioral classes demonstrating self-handicapping based on their opponent. This illustrates that there is a learning period for both vocal and physical synchrony for juvenile dolphins and that juvenile aggression, or play-fighting, is an important aspect of the development of these skills. This study is the first to describe juvenile synchrony in a population of wild Atlantic spotted dolphins.
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Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013088
Subject Headings
Atlantic spotted dolphin., Atlantic spotted dolphin--Behavior., Atlantic spotted dolphin--Vocalizaton., Stenella frontalis.
Format
Document (PDF)
Synchrony in adult male Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) during aggression
Title
Synchrony in adult male Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) during aggression.
Creator
Myers, Alyson J., Bjorklund, David F., Herzing, Denise L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description
Synchrony between Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) is crucial for successfully fending off bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during interspecies aggression. The present study examined synchrony in adult Atlantic spotted dolphins during aggressive encounters with bottlenose dolphins. Across group size, aggressive behavioral events increased preceding synchrony, peaked during synchrony, and decreased dramatically after synchrony. Although smaller groups ( 10 dolphins),...
Show moreSynchrony between Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) is crucial for successfully fending off bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) during interspecies aggression. The present study examined synchrony in adult Atlantic spotted dolphins during aggressive encounters with bottlenose dolphins. Across group size, aggressive behavioral events increased preceding synchrony, peaked during synchrony, and decreased dramatically after synchrony. Although smaller groups (< 10 dolphins) became synchronous more frequently than larger groups (> 10 dolphins), larger groups remained synchronous longer; however, smaller groups exhibited more frequent aggressive behavioral events during synchrony, suggesting that additional aggressive behaviors may be necessary to compensate for the small group size, whereas larger groups may be able to rely on synchrony alone. Disorganized squawk bouts synchronized as physical synchrony began, but only if coupled with escalating aggressive behaviors. The synchrony during aggressive episodes observed in adult Atlantic spotted dolphins can be used as a baseline to determine the process of the development of this critical skill in juveniles.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004454
Subject Headings
Atlantic spotted dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin -- Behavior -- Research, Bottle nose dolphin, Bottle nose dolphin -- Behavior -- Research, Dolphins, Social behavior in animals
Format
Document (PDF)
Assessment of genetic population structure, promiscuity, and paternity in free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, in the Bahamas
Title
Assessment of genetic population structure, promiscuity, and paternity in free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, in the Bahamas.
Creator
Green, Michelle L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description
This study investigated a resident community of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) on Little Bahama Bank (LBB) in the Bahamas utilizing a noninvasive molecular approach. Genetic template material was collected and extracted from fecal material of S. frontalis. Fine-scale population structure was found within LBB according to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellites (Fst = 0.25317, P
Show moreThis study investigated a resident community of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) on Little Bahama Bank (LBB) in the Bahamas utilizing a noninvasive molecular approach. Genetic template material was collected and extracted from fecal material of S. frontalis. Fine-scale population structure was found within LBB according to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellites (Fst = 0.25317, P < 0.0001 and Fst = 0.04491, P < 0.0001, respectively). Three main social clusters (North, Central, South/Roam) exist on LBB and all clusters were found to be genetically distinct according to microsatellite analyses. Mitochondrial haplotypes revealed North and South/Roam were not differentiated, but Central was different from both. When separated by sex, males were less genetically structured than females. Males showed no evidence of structure according to Ost or Rst., Females of all clusters were differentiated according to microsatellites whereas mtDNA revealed the same pattern in females as was seen for the total population. The structuring patterns of the sexes clearly indicate a pattern of male dispersal and female philopatry for the LBB population. Genetic investigation of mating revealed patterns in the mating system of S. frontalis on LBB. Genotypes of females and offspring were analyzed and revealed that more than two males were required to explain the progeny arrays, indicating promiscuous mating among females. In addition, paternity assessment assigned seven males as fathers to ten of 29 mother-calf pairs. A pattern of reproductive skew according to age was revealed because reproductively successful males were in the oldest age class at the estimated time of conception of the calves., Patterns in social cluster mating revealed that males from the Central cluster sired offspring with females from both the Central and North clusters, while Roaming males sired offspring with South and Central females indicating that males mate within their social cluster or with females from the next closest cluster. The study has important implications for cetacean research, specifically delphinids. Fine-scale population structure and mating patterns of male and female S. frontalis were revealed through noninvasive methodology presenting a valuable genetic framework with which to support ongoing investigations of life history, behavior, communication and social structure.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/58004
Subject Headings
Dolphins, Social behavior in animals, Population genetics, Atlantic spotted dolphin, Dolphins, Geographical distribution
Format
Document (PDF)

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