Interview: The ecology of fear - sharks shaping dolphin social structures

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Whales-online Podcast: The ecology of fear - sharks shaping dolphin social structureshttp://www.whales-online.org/podcast_details.php?select=33Whales-online speaks with Dr Mike Heithaus of Florida International University

about the work of the Shark Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Group and

their important investigations in the role of predators in this

pristine wilderness area. Shark Bay, Western Australia is one

of the very few undisturbed seagrass ecosystems left anywhere in the

world and Mike's research reveals complexity inthe relationship between

sharks, dolphins and the other members of the Shark Bay system. He

describes the ecology of fear and how this has influenced the social

structure of dolphins in Shark ***The

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