Fig 1.
The study area, located near Savannah, Georgia.
Transects surveyed are denoted for each year of surveys from 2009–2011.
Table 1.
Summary of half-weight association indices for common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus near Savannah, Georgia.
Fig 2.
Mean half-weight association indices between pairs of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus near Savannah, Georgia that associate with trawlers (T) and do not associate with trawlers (NT), and separately for dolphins that are beggars (B) and non-beggars (NB).
Table 2.
Six social clusters of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus near Savannah, Georgia.
Fig 3.
Utilization areas for social clusters of common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus near Savannah, Georgia.
Clusters 1, 2, and 3 were considered non-trawler clusters, and clusters 4, 5, and 6 were considered trawler clusters.