Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus)
| dc.contributor.author | Pitman, Robert L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stinchcomb, Charles | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-09-24T07:04:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-09-24T07:04:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-10 | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0030-8870 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/2629 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawai'i Press | |
| dc.title | Rough-Toothed Dolphins (Steno bredanensis) as Predators of Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus) | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |