Investigating the presence of different bottlenose dolphin ecotypes in the Mediterranean Sea

Investigating the presence of different bottlenose dolphin ecotypes in the Mediterranean Sea

Abstract The common bottlenose dolphin is a cosmopolitan species that can be found worldwide in all oceans except polar and sub-polar waters. This wide distribution is associated with a certain level of morphological variation, which seems consistent with the presence of a globally distributed pelag...

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Main Authors: Michela Bellingeri, Alice Nebuloni, Gabriella La Manna, Aylin Akkaya, Jessica Alessi, Antonella Arcangeli, Davide Ascheri, Tim Awbery, Georges Azzinari, Caroline Azzinari, Marta Azzolin, Micaela Bacchetta, Ibrahem Ben Amer, Giuseppa Buscaino, Giulia Calogero, Ilaria Campana, Ana Maria Canadas, Roberto Carlucci, Alberto Castelli, Carla Alvarez Chicote, Valentina Corrias, Léa David, Ayhan Dede, Eduard Degollada, Valentina De Santis, Frank Dhermain, Bruno Diaz Lopez, Nathalie Di Meglio, Elena Fontanesi, Tilen Genov, Cristina Giacoma, Fabio Giardina, Oriol Giralt Paradell, Joan Gonzalvo, Hélène Labach, Caterina Lanfredi, Cecilia Mancusi, Alberta Mandich, Maria Assunta Menniti, Yaly Mevorach, Clara Monaco, Barbara Mussi, Silvio Nuti, Daniela Silvia Pace, Elena Papale, Miriam Paraboschi, Giulia Pedrazzi, Giuliana Pellegrino, Fabio Ronchetti, Roberto Rutigliano, Francesca Cornelia Santacesaria, Marie-Catherine Santoni, Lisa Stanzani, Aviad Scheinin, Paola Tepsich, Beatriz Tintore, Nicolas Tomasi, Arda M. Tonay, Beatriu Tort, Letterio Mario Tringali, Alessandro Verga, Morgana Vighi, Biagio Violi, Jure Železnik, Guido Gnone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Tursiops truncatus
Ecology
Mediterranean Sea
Encounter rate
Network
Ecotype
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88605-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88605-0

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