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SUMMARY:Unlocking the secrets of dolphin cooperation in the wild - Stephan
 ie King\, University of Bristol
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DESCRIPTION:Almost four decades of research on Indo-Pacific bottlenose dol
 phins in Shark Bay\, Western Australia\, has revealed a complex structure 
 of nested alliance formation among unrelated males\, as well as culturally
  transmitted tool use\, providing striking parallels in social complexity 
 and behavioural richness to some human societies. The nested alliance leve
 ls mean that dolphins need to keep track of many different relationships\,
  both at the individual and alliance level\, which poses significant cogni
 tive challenges. I will use long-term field data to reveal some of the key
  research on the communicative and cognitive mechanisms underpinning bottl
 enose dolphin cooperation. Namely\, how individual vocal labels similar to
  human names\, long-term social memory and cooperative behavioural synchro
 ny facilitate extensive within and between-group cooperation in this syste
 m. 
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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