Societies of the open ocean without territories
Shared group identifications can significantly subdivide populations. However, groups with mutual recognition may not be territorial. In the deep ocean, territoriality is absent but some species have important groups based upon shared identification. Control over access to physical space should be dropped from the definition of "society," although "territorial society" could be retained as an important subcategory.
Authors
- Sam F. Walmsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-6884)
- Hal Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-3429)
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x24001134
- Primary Topic
- Marine animal studies overview
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00