The ability of artisanal fishers to recognize the dolphins they cooperate with.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human-animal interactions with mutual benefits in the wild are rare. Such positive interactions seem to require an intricate knowledge from the human side on the animals' behavior and their habitat. In southern Brazil, dolphins and human net-casting fishers have specialized in a cooperative foraging, in which fishers report being able to identify and name dolphins. Here, we evaluate the consensus in their ability to recognize the individual dolphins they interact with. By investigating the reliability of this recognition process, we assess the pros and cons of relying on the fishers' traditional knowledge to further understand the behavior and ecology of dolphins at the individual level. We also assess the potential role of traditional knowledge for the maintenance of th

SUBMITTER: da Rosa DSX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7257239 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature