Scientific publications on the Shark Bay and Monkey Mia dolphins
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In Press. Gibson, Q.A. & Mann, J. Defining and measuring sociality in wild bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science.

In Press. Kang, H., Getoor, L., Singh, L., Mann, J. & Krzyszczyk, E. Visual analysis of dynamic group membership in temporal social networks. Sigkdd explorations ACM.

In Press. Gibson, Q.A. & Mann, J. The size and composition of wild bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) mother-calf groups in Shark Bay, Australia. Animal Behaviour.

In Press. Gibson, Q.A. & Mann, J. Individual variation in the sociality of wild bottlenose dolphin mothers and calves (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Australia: Sex differences, early development and maternal influence. Animal Behaviour.

In Press. Sargeant, B.L. and Mann, J. From social learning to culture: Intrapopulation variation in bottlenose dolphins. In B.G. Galef Jr. and K. N. Laland (Eds.) The Question of Animal Culture. Harvard University Press.

2007. Sargeant, B.L & Mann, J. Defining and detecting innovation: Are cognitive and developmental mechanisms important? Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 30:423-424.

2007. Mann, J., Sargeant, B.L., & Minor, M. Calf inspection of fish catches: Opportunities for oblique social learning? Marine Mammal Science. 23(1): 197-202.

2007. Connor R.C. Dolphin social intelligence: complex alliance relationships in bottlenose dolphins and a consideration of selective environments for extreme brain size evolution in mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. FirstCite Early Online Publishing. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1997.

2007. Mann, J., Sargeant, B.L., & Minor, M. Calf inspection of fish catches: Opportunities for oblique social learning? Marine Mammal Science 23(1): 197-202.

2007. Sargeant, B.L., Wirsing, A.J., Heithaus, M.R., & Mann, J. Can environmental heterogeneity explain individual foraging variation in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

2006. Bejder, L., Samuels, A., Whitehead, H. and Gales, N. Interpreting short-term behavioural responses within a longitudinal perspective. Animal Behaviour. 72(5): 1149-1158.

2006. Bejder, L., Samuels, A., Whitehead, H., Gales, N., Mann, J., Connor, R., Heithaus, M., Watson-Capps, J., Flaherty, C. and Krutzen, M. Decline in relative abundance of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp) exposed to long-term disturbance. Conservation Biology. 20(6): 1791-1798.

2006. Connor, R.C., Smolker, R. and L. Bejder. Synchrony, social behaviour and alliance affiliation in Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops aduncus. Animal Behaviour. 72(6): 1371-1378.

2006. Connor, R.C., Mann, J. and Watson-Capps, J.J. A sex-specific affiliative contact behavior in Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops sp. Ethology. 112: 631-638.

2006. Mann J. Sociosexual behaviour among Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins and the development of male-male bonds. In: Vasey P. and V. Sommer (eds), Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective Cambridge University Press. Chapter 4, pp. 107-130.

2006. Gibson, Q.A. Non-lethal shark attack on a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) calf. Marine Mammal Science. 22(1):192-198.

2005. Connor R.C. and J. Mann. Rational dolphins: A walk on the wild side. In: Hurley S. and M. Nudd (eds.), Rational Animals Oxford University Press pp. 329-367.

2005. Gero, S., Bejder, L., Whitehead, H., Mann, J., and R.C. Connor. Behaviorally specific preferred associations in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops spp. Can. J. Zool. 83: 1566-1573.

2005. Kruetzen, M., Mann, J., Heithaus, M., Connor, R., Bejder, L. and B. Sherwin. Cultural transmission of tool use in bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(25): 8939-8943.

2005. Mann, J. and J.J. Watson-Capps. Surviving at Sea: Ecological and behavioral predictors of calf mortality in Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) Animal Behaviour. 69(4): 899-909.

2005. Sargeant, B., Mann, J., Berggren, P., and M. Krutzen. Specialization and development of beach hunting, a rare foraging behavior, by wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) Canadian Journal of Zoology. 83: 1400-1410.

2005. Scott, E.M., Mann, J., Watson, J.J., Sargeant, B.L. and R.C. Connor. Aggression in bottlenose dolphins: Evidence for sexual coercion, male-male competition, and female tolerance through analysis of tooth-rake marks and behaviour. Behaviour. 142: 21-44.

2005. Watson-Capps, J.J. and J. Mann. The effects of aquaculture on bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) ranging in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Biological Conservation. 124: 519-526.

2004. Heithaus M.R. Fish communities of seagrass meadows and associated habitats in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science. 75: 79-99.

2004. Krutzen M., Barre L.M., Connor R.C., Mann J. and W.B. Sherwin. O father: where art thou? - Paternity assessment in an open fission-fusion society of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Molecular Ecology.

2004. Kruetzen M., Sherwin W.B., Berggren, P. and N.J. Gales. Population structure in an inshore cetacean revealed by microsattellite and mtDNA analysis: bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Marine Mammal Science. 20: 28-47.

2003. Bejder L. and A. Samuels. Evaluating impacts of nature-based tourism on cetaceans. In: N. Gales, M. Hindell, R. Kirkwood (eds.) Marine Mammals and Humans: Towards a sustainable balance. CSIRO Publishing. 480 pp.

2003. Samuels A., Bejder L., Constantine R., and S. Heinrich. A review of swimming with wild cetaceans with a specific focus on the Southern Hemisphere. In: N. Gales, M. Hindell, R. Kirkwood (eds.) Marine Mammals and Humans: Towards a sustainable balance. CSIRO Publishing. 480 pp.

2003. Connor R.C. and M. Kruetzen. Levels and patterns in dolphin alliance formation. In: Animal Social Complexity Intelligence, Culture, and Individualized Societies (eds, Frans B. M. de Waal and Peter L. Tyack), Harvard University Press. pp.115-120.

2003. Mann J. and C. Kemps. The effects of provisioning on maternal care in bottlenose dolphins. In: N. Gales, M. Hindell, R. Kirkwood (eds.) Marine Mammals and Humans: Towards a sustainable balance. CSIRO Publishing. 480 pp.

2003. Mann J. and B. Sargeant. Like mother, like calf: The ontogeny of foraging traditions in wild Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.). In: Fragaszy D. and S. Perry (eds.) The Biology of Traditions: Models and Evidence. Cambridge University Press. pp.236-266.

2003. Kruetzen M., Sherwin W.B., Barre L.M., Connor R.C., Van de Casteele T., Mann J. and R. Brooks. Contrasting relatedness patterns in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) with different alliance strategies. Proceedings of the Royal Society - Series B: Biological Sciences. 270: 497-502.

2002. Kruetzen M., Barre L.M., Moller L.M., Simms C., Heithaus M.R.H. and W.B. Sherwin. A biopsy system for small cetaceans: darting success and wound healing in Tursiops spp. Marine Mammal Science 18: 863–878.

2002. Heithaus M.R. and L.M. Dill. Food Availability And Tiger Shark Predation Risk influence bottlenose dolphin habitat use. Ecology 83: 480-491.

2002. Heithaus M.R. and L.M. Dill. Feeding Strategies and tactics. In:Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. W. F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and J. G. M. Thewissen (eds.) Academic Press: New York. pp. 412-422.

2002. Heithaus M.R., Dill L.M., Marshall G.J. and B. Buhleier. Habitat Use And Foraging Behavior Of Tiger Sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) In A Seagrass ecosystem. Marine Biology 140: 237-248.

2002. Heithaus M.R., Frid A. and L.M. Dill. Shark-Inflicted Injury Frequencies, escape ability, and habitat use of green and loggerhead turtles. Marine Biology. 140: 229-236.

2001. Connor R.C., Heithaus M.R. and L.M. Barre. Complex social structure, alliance stability and mating access in a bottlenose dolphin 'super-alliance. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 268: 263-267.

2001. Connor R.C. Social relationships in a big-brained aquatic mammal. In: Dugatkin LA. (ed). Model Systems in Behavioral Ecology. Princeton University Press.

2001. Heithaus M.R. The biology of tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier, in Shark Bay, Western Australia: sex ratio, size distribution, diet and seasonal changes in catch rates.Environmental Biology of Fishes. 61:25-36.

2001. Heithaus M.R., Marshall G.J., Buhleier B.M. and L.M. Dill. Employing Crittercam to study habitat use and behavior of large sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 209:307-310.

2001. Heithaus M.R. Shark attacks on bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Shark Bay, Western Australia: Attack rate, bite scar frequencies, and attack seasonality. Marine Mammal Science. 17: 526-539.

2001. Kruetzen M., Valsecchi E., Connor R.C. and W. Sherwin. Characterization of micosatellites in Tursiops aduncus. Molecular Ecology Notes. 170-172.

2000. Connor R.C., Heithaus M.R., Berggren P. and J.L. Miksis. 'Kerplunking': Surface fluke-splashes during shallow water bottom foraging by bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science. 16: 646-653.

2000. Connor R.C., Wells R., Mann J. and A. Read. The bottlenose dolphin: social relationships in a fission-fusion society. In: Mann J., Connor R., Tyack P. and H. Whitehead (eds.), Cetacean Societies: Field studies of whales and dolphins . University of Chicago Press.

2000. Mann J., Connor R.C., Barre L.M. and M.R. Heithaus. Female reproductive success in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.): Life history, habitat, provisioning,and group size effects. Behavioral Ecology. 11: 210-219.

1999. Connor R.C., Heithaus M.R. and L.M. Barre. Superalliance of bottlenose dolphins. Nature. 371: 571-572.

1999. Janik VM. Origins and implications of vocal learning in bottlenose dolphins. In: Box H.O. & Gibson K.R. (eds), Mammalian social learning: comparative and ecological perspectives. Cambridge University Press: 308-326.

1999. Mann J. Behavioral Sampling for Cetaceans: A Review and Critique. Marine Mammal Science. 15(1): 102-122.

1999. Mann J. and H. Barnett Lethal tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) attack on bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) calf: Defense and reactions by the mother. Marine Mammal Science. 15(2): 568-575.

1999. Mann J and Smuts BB. Behavioral development in wild bottlenose dolphin newborns (Tursiops sp.). Behaviour. 136: 529-566.

1999. Smolker R.A. and J. Pepper.Whistle convergence among allied male bottlenose dolphins (Delphinidae, Tursiops sp.) Ethology. 105(7): 595-617.

1998. Mann J. and B.B. Smuts. Natal attraction: Allomaternal care and mother-infant separations in wild bottlenose dolphins. Animal Behaviour. 55: 1097-1113.

1997. Mann J. Individual differences in bottlenose dolphin infants. Family Systems. 4: 35-49.

1997. Smolker R.A., Richards A.F., Connor R.C., Mann J. and P. Berggren Sponge-carrying by Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins: Possible tool-use by a delphinid Ethology. 103: 454-465.

1996. Connor R.C. and M.R. Heithaus. Approach by great white shark elicits flight response in bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science. 12: 602-606.

1996. Connor R.C. and R.A. Smolker. 'Pop' goes the dolphin: a vocalization male bottlenose dolphins produce during consortships. Behaviour. 133: 643-662.

1996. Connor R.C., Richards A.F., Smolker R.A. and J. Mann Patterns of female attractiveness in Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins. Behaviour. 133: 37-69.

1995. Connor R.C., and Smolker R.A. Seasonal changes in the stability of male-male bonds in Indian Ocean Bottlenose dolphins. Aquatic mammals. 21: 213-216.

1995. Mann J., Smolker R.A., and B.B. Smuts. Responses to calf entanglement in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins. Marine Mammal Science. 11(1): 168-175.

1993. Smolker R.A., Mann J., and B.B. Smuts. The use of signature whistles during separations and reunions among wild bottlenose dolphin mothers and calves. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 33: 393-402.

1992a. Connor R.C., Smolker R.A. and A.F. Richards. Two levels of alliance formation among bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops) sp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89: 987-990.

1992b. Connor R.C., Smolker R.A. and A.F. Richards. Dolphin alliances and coalitions. In: Harcourt A.H. & de Waal F.B.M., (eds), Coalitions and alliances in humans and other animals. Oxford University Press. pp. 415-443.

1992. Smolker R.A., Richards A.F., Connor R.C. and J.W. Pepper. Sex differences in patterns of association among Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins. Behaviour 123: 38-69.

1990. Connor R.C. R.A. Smolker. Quantitative description of a rare behavioral event: a bottlenose dolphins behavior toward her deceased offspring In: Leatherwood S. & Reeves R.R. (eds), The Bottlenose Dolphin. Academic Press, New York: 355-360.

1988. Smolker R. and A.F. Richards. Loud sounds during feeding in Indian ocean bottlenose dolphins. In: Nachtigall P. & Moore P.W.B. (eds), Animal Sonar: processes and performance. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 703-706.

1985. Connor RC & Smolker RA. Habituated dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Western Australia. Journal of Mammalogy. 66: 398-400.

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