Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus)

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dc.contributor.author	Pitman, Robert L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stinchcomb, Charles	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2008-09-24T07:04:42Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2008-09-24T07:04:42Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2002-10	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pitman RL, Stinchcomb C. 2002. Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as predators of mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Pac Sci 56(4): 447-450.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0030-8870	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2629	en_US
dc.description.abstract	We present details of four separate observations of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) apparently preying on adult-sized (>or=1 m) mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus) in the eastern Pacific. We cite similar sightings from Hawai'i and some additional behavioral observations (synchronized swimming, food sharing, regular association with flotsam), and suggest that rough-toothed dolphins may be specialized predators on large mahimahi.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en-US	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Hawai'i Press	en_US
dc.title	Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus)	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.dcmi	Text	en_US