Affiliation history and age similarity predict alliance formation in adult male bottlenose dolphins

Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 361 - 370
Published: Nov 28, 2019
Abstract
Male alliances are an intriguing phenomenon in the context of reproduction since, in most taxa, males compete over an indivisible resource, female fertilization. Adult male bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Shark Bay, Western Australia, form long-term, multilevel alliances to sequester estrus females. These alliances are therefore critical to male reproductive success. Yet, the long-term processes leading to the formation of such complex...
Paper Details
Title
Affiliation history and age similarity predict alliance formation in adult male bottlenose dolphins
Published Date
Nov 28, 2019
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
361 - 370
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