Evidence of signature whistles produced by Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (
            <i>Tursiops aduncus</i>
            ) in Mozambique

This 11-year case study describes the acoustic behaviour of a resident Indian Ocean humpback dolphin during commercial swim-with-dolphin activities in Mozambique. Combining data collected using low-cost action cameras with full bandwidth hydrophone recordings, we identified a temporally stable stereotyped whistle contour that met the SIGnature IDentification bout criteria. This whistle was produced with potential information-enhancing features (bi-phonation and subtle variations in frequency modulation). This case study provides evidence for a single, stable, stereotyped call type from a single individual in a mixed species group, contributing to the growing body of evidence for possible signature whistle use in the Sousa genus.

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Evidence of signature whistles produced by Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops aduncus ) in Mozambique

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