title: Population biology, social behavior and communication in whales and dolphins.
abstract: The baleen whales differ from the toothed whales and dolphins in life history and in social organization. Even though they grow to a larger size, young baleen whales tend to develop more rapidly than dolphins and toothed whales. Except for the mother-calf bond, most groups of baleen whales are short-lived, lasting only for hours, and individual-specific associations appear to be exceptions to the norm. Most toothed whales live in more structured groups, in which young animals have a long period of dependency and social learning. The communication signals described for different cetacean species have functions suited to the interactions that predominate in their societies.
authors.affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyack