Table 3 Ethogram for bottlenose dolphins in this study.
From: Post-conflict affiliation as conflict management in captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Behavior | Definition |
|---|---|
Aggression | based on29 |
 Chasing | One dolphin pursues another dolphin faster than usual |
 Hitting | One dolphin makes contact with another dolphin with great force using tail, peduncle, or head |
 Biting | One dolphin makes contact with another dolphin with great force using teeth |
Affiliation | |
 Contact swimming | One dolphin touches another dolphin with its pectoral fin and both dolphins do not rub the touching part (based on46) |
 Flipper-rubbing | One dolphin touches another dolphin with its pectoral fin and one or both dolphins move the body to rub the touching part (based on45) |
 Synchronous breathing | Two dolphins swim in parallel at close proximity (<0.6 m) and mostly synchronize their breath (<2 s) and swimming speed (based on47) |
