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- Title
Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) Mother-Calf Pairs: An Aerial Perspective.
- Authors
Weir, Jody S.; Fiori, Lorenzo; Orbach, Dara N.; Piwetz, Sarah; Protheroe, Carys; Würsig, Bernd
- Abstract
The article reports on the observation of mother and calve behavior among dusky dolphins via the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Particular attention was given to swimming speed, inter-adult distance, and respiration and suckling rates in the area between the Kaikoura Peninsula and the Haumuri Bluffs, New Zealand.
- Subjects
NEW Zealand; DUSKY dolphin; DOLPHIN behavior; DRONE aircraft; ANIMAL young; PARENTAL behavior in animals; SPEED; MARINE mammal respiration
- Publication
Aquatic Mammals, 2018, Vol 44, Issue 6, p603
- ISSN
0167-5427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1578/AM.44.6.2018.603