Dr. Samuels has been investigating dolphin behavior in the wild for many years, observing and tracking lineages in the same area in Australia. In this presentation she discussed social interactions and her methods of observation that emphasize objective recording of animal activities and behaviors. Web-based Resources The Brookfield Zoo web site Sarasota Dolphin Research Program The Faunal Communications Research Institute The Dolphin Institute (site with texts of scientific papers) Bottlenose dolphin index from Sea World Explanation of Dolphin communication Sea World site with classroom activities, K-12 Animal Behavior Society PMEL Acoustic Monitoring Project Whalenet The Society for Marine Mammology Hawaii Whale Research Foundation The Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, Massachusetts Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Basic Research in Dolphin Communication and Behavior Flukeprints: A History of Studying Cetacean Societies Echolocation Lab, by Access Excellence Using an Observation Log to Enhance Studies in Biology, by Access Excellence Mapping Animal Behavior, an AskERIC Lesson Plan Animal Adaptations: Focus on Bird Beaks Investigating Animal Behavior http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0106-LanaHays/index.html Last updated: January 9, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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