Table 4.
Frequency of different kinship classes found in groups of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) across sampling locations along the Portuguese coast
| Sampling locations | Number of kin groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother-offspring | Father-offspring | Full-siblings | Half-siblings | Cousins | |||||
| F | M | F | M | F | M | B | |||
| Same | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Neighbouring | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17a | 8a |
| Separated | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44a,b | 17a,b |
| Total | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 25 |
Kinship classes were identified using CERVUS and KINGROUP
F female, M male, B male-female pairs
aSome individuals sampled in the same location
bSome individuals sampled in neighbouring locations