Two experiments tested a bottlenosed dolphin’s ability to match objects across echolocation and vision. Matching was tested from echolocation sample to visual alternatives (E–V) and from visual sample to echolocation alternatives (V–E). In Experiment 1, the dolphin chose a match from among three-alternative objects that differed in overall (global) shape, but shared several ‘local’ features wit...

The Gulf of Corinth is a 2400-km2 semi-enclosed inland system (a mediterraneus) in central Greece. Its continental shelf areas, steep bottom relief, and waters up to 500-900m deep offer suitable habitat to neritic and pelagic species. We used photographic capture-recapture, distribution modelling, and direct observations to investigate the abundance, status, habitat preferences, movements, and ...

KELLY MELILLO-SWEETING, Dolphin Communication Project, PO Box 711, Old Mystic, Connecticut 06372-0711, U.S.A.; STEPHEN D. TURNBULL, Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, PO Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L5, Canada; TRISTAN L. GUTTRIDGE, Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation, South Bimini, Bahamas and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10...

High-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain of an adult spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris orientalis) were acquired in the coronal plane at 55 antero-posterior levels. From these scans a computer-generated set of resectioned virtual images in the two remaining orthogonal planes was constructed with the use of the VoxelView and VoxelMath (Vital Images, Inc.) programs. Neuroa...

Shorewatch is a citizen science project, managed by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), that records the occurrence of cetaceans during regular, standardized watches from series locations along coast Scotland (United Kingdom). Observer training clearly defined protocol help deliver valuable source information about cetacean activity coast. Between 2005–2018, over 52000 generated 11000 sightin...

Rako, N., Holcer, D. & Fortuna, C. M.: Long-term inshore observation of a solitary striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, in the Vinodol Channel, Northern Adriatic Sea (Croatia). Nat. Croat., Vol. 18, No. 2., 427–436, 2009, Zagreb. The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is not a common cetacean species in the northern Adriatic Sea. Its presence is generally related to deeper offshore area...

Dolphin hunting for fishing bait in Bahía Solano, Chocó, Colombia, was evaluated during eight months, between July 2005 and April 2006. Interviews were conducted with 122 fishermen (18.2% of the registered zone), who cover at most 890km2 when (approximately 2.3% Pacific Territorial Sea Colombia), data obtained from landings a company. Only using longlines (37.3%) confirmed dolphins as bait. It ...