Greetings Marmam!
On behalf of my coauthors, I am pleased to share our newest publication on
dolphin mud ring feeding is out today in Marine Mammal Science.
Ramos, E. A., Santoya, L., Verde, J., Walker, Z., Castelblanco-Martinez, N.,
Kiszka, J. J., & Rieucau, G. (2021). Lords of the Rings: Mud ring feeding by
bottlenose dolphins in a Caribbean estuary revealed from sea, air, and space.
Marine Mammal Science, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12854
Bottlenose dolphins display diverse feeding behaviors. Here, we report mud ring
feeding behaviors by bottlenose dolphins in an estuary shared between Belize and
Mexico. We detected four mud ring feeding events in boat- and aerial-based
observations. In visual searches of Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite
imagery, we detected mud ring trails and mud ring feeding in Chetumal-Corozal
Bay and confirmed their association with this tactic in Florida Bay. Feeding
behaviors appeared similar in both regions and occurred in shallow nearshore
habitats dominated by mud. Our results provide important insights into the
development of foraging tactics in coastal dolphins.
Read the article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12854
If you have any questions or would like a copy of the article, feel free to
contact me at eric.angel.ra...@gmail.com.
Best regards,
************************************* Eric Angel Ramos
Ph.D. Candidate in Animal Behavior & Comparative PsychologyThe Graduate Center,
City University of New YorkFundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la
Sustentabilidad (FINS)Student Member-At-Large for the Society for Marine
MammalogyMember of the IUCN SSC Sirenian Specialist Group for Mesoamerica
www.finsconservation.org
E-mail: eric.angel.ra...@gmail.com
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