Evidence of epimeletic behavior involving a Pontoporia blainvillei calf (Cetacea, Pontoporiidae)

The present paper constitutes the second record of epimeletic behavior for the toninha, Pontoporia blainvillei. A toninha calf carcass was recovered at Enseada Beach, São Francisco do Sul, southern Brazil (26o13’S - 48o31’W) on October 9, 2001. Its total length indicated that it was a neonate or a p...

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Main Authors: Antonio José Tonello Júnior, Fernando Augusto Sliva Hardt, Marta Jussara Cremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2006-06-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume192/p83a86.pdf