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Group dynamics and activity patterns of two dolphin species, the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) in direct sympatry

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Curcio, Nadia Soledad, Svendsen, Guillermo Martin, Bartes, Saia, Romero, Maria Alejandra, Arias, Magdalena, González, Raúl Alberto, Dans, Silvana Laura (2023): Group dynamics and activity patterns of two dolphin species, the Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) in direct sympatry. Journal of Mammalogy 104 (5): 1096-1111, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyad045, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad045

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