Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes (Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals)

"This book concentrates on the marine mammalian group of Odontocetes the toothed whales, dolphins, and porpoises. In 23 chapters, a total of 40 authors describe general patterns of ethological concepts of odontocetes in their natural environments, with a strong bent towards behavioral ecology. Examples are given of particularly well-studied species and species groups for which enough data exist, especially from the past 15 years. The aim is to give a modern flavor of present knowledge of ethology and behavior of generally large-brained behaviorally flexible mammals that have evolved quite separately from social mammals on land. As well, the plight of populations and species due to humans is described in multiple chapters, with the goal that an understanding of behavior can help to solve or alleviate at least some human-made problems." Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Grouping Behaviors of Dolphins and Other Toothed Whales (Shannon Gowans)....Pages 3-24 Communication by Sound and by Visual, Tactile, and Chemical Sensing (Peter Tyack)....Pages 25-50 Social Ecology of Feeding in an Open Ocean (Robin Vaughn-Hirshorn)....Pages 51-73 Sexual Strategies: Male and Female Mating Tactics (Dara N. Orbach)....Pages 75-93 Maternal Care and Offspring Development in Odontocetes (Janet Mann)....Pages 95-116 Movement Patterns of Odontocetes Through Space and Time (Stefan Bräger, Zsuzsanna Bräger)....Pages 117-144 Predator/Prey Decisions and the Ecology of Fear (Mridula Srinivasan)....Pages 145-163 Odontocete Social Strategies and Tactics Along and Inshore (Katherine McHugh)....Pages 165-182 Oceanic Dolphin Societies: Diversity, Complexity, and Conservation (Sarah L. Mesnick, Lisa T. Ballance, Paul R. Wade, Karen Pryor, Randall R. Reeves)....Pages 183-209 Odontocete Adaptations to Human Impact and Vice Versa (Giovanni Bearzi, Sarah Piwetz, Randall R. Reeves)....Pages 211-235 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 Killer Whales: Behavior, Social Organization, and Ecology of the Oceans’ Apex Predators (John K. B. Ford)....Pages 239-259 Sperm Whale: The Largest Toothed Creature on Earth (Mauricio Cantor, Shane Gero, Hal Whitehead, Luke Rendell)....Pages 261-280 Pilot Whales: Delphinid Matriarchies in Deep Seas (Jim Boran, Sara Heimlich)....Pages 281-304 Behavior and Ecology of Not-So-Social Odontocetes: Cuvier’s and Blainville’s Beaked Whales (Robin W. Baird)....Pages 305-329 Common Bottlenose Dolphin Foraging: Behavioral Solutions that Incorporate Habitat Features and Social Associates (Randall S. Wells)....Pages 331-344 The Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) (Richard C. Connor, Mai Sakai, Tadamichi Morisaka, Simon J. Allen)....Pages 345-368 Spinner Dolphins of Islands and Atolls (Marc O. Lammers)....Pages 369-385 Dusky Dolphins of Continental Shelves and Deep Canyons (Heidi C. Pearson)....Pages 387-411 Cetacean Sociality in Rivers, Lagoons, and Estuaries (Dipani Sutaria, Nachiket Kelkar, Claryana Araújo-Wang, Marcos Santos)....Pages 413-434 Hector’s and Māui Dolphins: Small Shore-Living Delphinids with Disparate Social Structures (Rochelle Constantine)....Pages 435-447 Porpoises the World Over: Diversity in Behavior and Ecology (Jonas Teilmann, Signe Sveegaard)....Pages 449-464 Endangered Odontocetes and the Social Connection: Selected Examples of Species at Risk (Thomas A. Jefferson)....Pages 465-481 Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Odontocetes: Concluding Remarks (Bernd Würsig)....Pages 483-494 Back Matter ....Pages 495-504