Dear Colleagues,
This is to announce a new paper in the current issue of Contributions of
Zoology entitled " Dolphins and African apes: comparisons of sympatric
socio-ecology " co-authored by myself and Craig B. Stanford.
Abstract
Dolphins and African apes are distantly related mammalian taxa that exhibit
striking convergences in their socioecology. In both cetaceans and African
apes, two or more closely related species sometimes occur in sympatry.
However, detailed reviews of the ways in which sympatric associations of
dolphins and apes are similar have not been done. As fi eld studies of
dolphins and apes have accumulated, comparisons of how the two groups avoid
direct food competition when in sympatry have become possible. In this
paper we review sympatric ecology among dolphins and African apes, and
examine convergences in species-associations in each taxa. We review
evidence for hypotheses that seek to explain avoidance of food competition,
and consider whether ape-dolphin similarities in this area may be related
to the way in which social groups in both taxa optimally exploit their food
resources.
For a free PDF copy please visit:
http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/get-pdf?c=ctz;idno=7604a03
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Regards,
Maddalena Bearzi
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Ocean Conservation Society, President
P.O. Box 12860
Marina del Rey, CA 90295 - USA
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