Please post this message to all the List Members. Thank you and kind regards, Courtney E. Bender Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 Subject: Publication available on evidence of maternal teaching behavior by Atlantic spotted dolphins Dear MARMAM subscribers, I would like to announce the recent publication of a study as a part of ongoing research at The Wild Dolphin Project, which provides evidence of maternal teaching behavior by Atlantic spotted dolphins is now available. The article will be published in Animal Cognition and is available with supplementary videos from the study depicting the possible teaching behavior through an early online version at the following link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/d34432212317u643/?p=af0dd7af6a7140cf83bdbf04d7f773f4&pi=14 The citation is: Bender, C. E., Herzing, D. L., & Bjorklund, D. F. (2008). Evidence of Teaching In Atlantic Spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) by Mother Dolphins Foraging in the Presence of their Calves. Animal Cognition, [Epub ahead of print]. Published Online: July 29, 2008 DOI: 10.1007/s10071-008-0169-9 If you have any questions or comments about the article, feel free to the authors at the contact information below. Thank you, Courtney E. Bender, Denise Herzing, David Bjorklund Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 dherzing@wilddolphinproject.org Dr. Denise Herzing Research Director/Founder The Wild Dolphin Project www.wilddolphinproject.org