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MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
卷 37, 期 4, 页码 1261-1276出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12811
关键词
diel; diving behavior; foraging; Hawaiʻ i; lunar cycle; rough‐ toothed dolphin; satellite tagging; Steno bredanensis
资金
- U.S. Navy (Commander, Pacific Fleet and Living Marine Resources)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
Observational studies found that rough-toothed dolphins primarily forage during the day in near-surface waters, spending most of their time within the top 30 meters. Dives were deepest and longest at dusk, suggesting that dolphins take advantage of reduced light levels to prey on organisms rising to the surface.
Observational studies describe rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) actively foraging during the day on epipelagic species. Using data from depth-transmitting satellite tags deployed on nine individuals off KauaModified Letter Turned Commai, we investigated diving behavior and the effects of lunar phase and solar light levels on vertical movements. Overall, tagged rough-toothed dolphins primarily used near-surface waters, spending between 83.6% and 93.7% of their time in the top 30 m of the water column. When diving, grand mean, median, and maximum dive depths were 76.9 m, 67.5 m, and 399.5 m, although individuals were in water with depths from approximately 700-1,450 m. Dive rates varied by time of day, being lowest during the day and at dawn and highest at dusk and night. Dives were deepest (M = 133.7 m, SD = 52.6 m, median = 106.5 m) and longest (M = 4.0 min, SD = 0.4 min, median = 4.0 min) at dusk, suggesting dolphins were taking advantage of prey rising to the surface in response to reduced light levels. Lunar phase indirectly affected diving, with deeper and longer dives occurring with increasing illumination. The variations in dive behavior across solar and lunar cycles indicate diving patterns shift based on the distribution of prey.
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