Spatial behavioural response of coastal bottlenose dolphins to habitat disturbance in southern Brazil

A small population of coastal bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus gephyreus ) inhabits the inland waters of Laguna, southern Brazil. A subset of this population interacts with artisanal fishermen. This specialized foraging tactic structures dolphin society into ‘cooperatives' (participants of the interaction) and ‘non‐cooperatives' (non‐participants). Between 2012 and 2015, a bridge was constructed in Laguna over an important core area for...