Sleep Behaviour: Activity and Sleep in Dolphins.
From: Acquario di Genova, Area Porto Antico Ponte Spinola, 16128 Genova, Italy. ggnone@acquariodigenova.it
Nature
- Publish Date: Jun 2006
- ISSN: 1476-4687
- Volume: 441
- Issue: 7096
- Pages: E10-1; discussion E11
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Gnone Guido, Moriconi Tiziana, Gambini Giorgia, et al. Sleep Behaviour: Activity and Sleep in Dolphins.. Nature Jun 2006;441:E10-1; discussion E11
Abstract
According to Lyamin and co-authors, neonate bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) almost never sleep, unlike all other mammals that have been studied. Although we agree that young dolphins never stop and float at the surface, we find that they spend a considerable amount of time asleep while swimming. Our findings therefore call into question the conclusions of Lyamin et al..
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Dolphins, Female, Male, Rest, Sleep
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