Date of Award
Spring 5-2016
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Stanley Kuczaj
Committee Chair Department
Psychology
Committee Member 2
Donald Sacco
Committee Member 2 Department
Psychology
Committee Member 3
Richard Mohn
Committee Member 3 Department
Educational Studies and Research
Abstract
There is relatively little known about the social behavior of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) particularly in comparison to information on the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, (Tursiops truncates). The purpose of the current study is to describe the social behavior of two juvenile male rough-toothed dolphins housed at Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, FL. Rates of affiliative social behaviors were greater between the two males within this group compared to the other pairs of dolphins. The males exhibited a high rate of association, calculated using the half-weight index. Following aggressive behavior within the overall group, the focal pair was more likely to respond by engaging in affiliative interactions. The other pairs of dolphins were more likely to respond to aggression in the environment with other aggressive interactions.
Doctoral dissertation: http://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1390/
ORCID ID
orcid.org/0000-0001-8015-8673
Copyright
2016, Pepper Reid Hanna
Recommended Citation
Hanna, Pepper Reid, "Social Interactions Among Two Males in a Captive Group of Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanesis)" (2016). Master's Theses. 170.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/170