Davide Bedocchi

• Natural Sciences BSc
• University of Siena

Foraging behaviour is the predominant behaviour of Tursiops truncatus in the Policoro area, Gulf of Taranto. describing individual or cooperative activities, are considered natural foraging patterns, without any human interaction. Here, trawl feeding appears to be the predominant foraging strategy for individuals with high sighting frequency, and t...

The Pelagos Sanctuary is the largest marine protected area of the Mediterranean Sea (87 500 km2), and is located in the north-west part of the basin. The presence of the bottlenose dolphin in this area is well documented but its distribution and abundance are not well known.The present study collected and analysed data from 10 different research gr...

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Introduzione – Il Delfinide Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) è noto come specie cosmopolita dalle abitudini prevalentemente costiere (Cagnolaro et al., 1983; Notarbartolo di Sciara e Demma, 1994). Alcuni autori indicano l'esistenza di due ecotipi distinti, uno con abitudini propriamente costiere ed uno pelagico (Duffield et al., 1983). L'habitat...

the spatial behaviour of Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea, odontoceti, Delphinidae) along the Ligurian sea coast was analysed by means of photo-identification techniques. photographic catalogues from 4 contiguous research areas (imperia-Alassio, Genova, spezia, Viareggio) were compared. individual dolphins were re-sighted at sites up to 130 km apart.