Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project
@sb-dolphins.bsky.social
Protecting the dolphins of Monkey Mia and Shark Bay, Australia through research | led by Georgetown University, University of Queensland, and Texas A&M University
The Shark Bay dolphins are featured in another great collaborative paper on density-dependent features of societies across the animal kingdom!
Celebrating the publication of our big collaborative spatial-social meta-analysis of density-dependent transmission effects, out now in Nature Eco Evo! doi.org/10.1038/s415... (or rdcu.be/eD6eB)
September 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Shark Bay dolphins are featured in another great collaborative paper on density-dependent features of societies across the animal kingdom!
New paper led by recent graduate Dr. Ellen Jacobs showing new insights into the potential cognitive demands of tool use in dolphins
#RSOS in @thetimes.com | Cultural transmission of animal tool use driven by trade-offs: insights from sponge-using dolphins: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Dolphins hunt wearing fake noses — but only the clever ones
‘Sponging’ allows dolphins to protect their beaks and flush fish from their hiding places, but scientists have found that the technique is mentally taxing
www.thetimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
New paper led by recent graduate Dr. Ellen Jacobs showing new insights into the potential cognitive demands of tool use in dolphins
New paper! Synchronized breathing data and network models show that age and sex shape infection risk in bottlenose dolphins—critical insight for protecting marine wildlife from future outbreaks. Collab w/ @bansallab.bsky.social
rdcu.be/epHE8
rdcu.be/epHE8
Breathing synchrony shapes respiratory disease risk in bottlenose dolphins
Communications Biology - Social network modeling of wild dolphins reveals how age- and sex-structured contact patterns shape infection risk, offering insight into disease vulnerability and...
rdcu.be
June 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
New paper! Synchronized breathing data and network models show that age and sex shape infection risk in bottlenose dolphins—critical insight for protecting marine wildlife from future outbreaks. Collab w/ @bansallab.bsky.social
rdcu.be/epHE8
rdcu.be/epHE8
The 2025 field season has officially begun!
May 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The 2025 field season has officially begun!
Reposted by Shark Bay Dolphin Research Project
New paper:
Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies
comparative analysis with data from @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social, @sb-dolphins.bsky.social and the Samburu Elephant Project
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0144
Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies
comparative analysis with data from @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social, @sb-dolphins.bsky.social and the Samburu Elephant Project
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0144
Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Social learning, information transmission and culture play vital roles in the lives of social animals, influencing their survival, reproduction and ability to adapt to changing environments. However, the effect of anthropogenic disturbances on these ...
dx.doi.org
May 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New paper:
Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies
comparative analysis with data from @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social, @sb-dolphins.bsky.social and the Samburu Elephant Project
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0144
Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies
comparative analysis with data from @amboselibaboonrp.bsky.social, @sb-dolphins.bsky.social and the Samburu Elephant Project
doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0144