Fertl DWilson BAquatic Mammals2010-02-152010-02-151997http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22992113-114There are only three cetacean species that have been previously documented to use bubbles to corral fish: humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), killer whale (Orcinus orca), and Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis). We observed a lone bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) blowing bubbles while feeding on a school of striped mullet (Mugil cephalus). This account is the first to date of the use of bubbles by bottlenose dolphins for prey containmentair bubblesASW,USA,Texas,Galveston BayBottle-nosed dolphinbubblesfeeding behaviorfeeding behaviourfishmarine mammalsMegaptera novaeangliaemineralMugil cephalusO 1050 Vertebrates,Urochordates and CephalochordatesO 1070 Ecology/Community StudiesQ1 01371 GeneralQ1 01425 Nutrition and feeding habitsTursiops truncatusUSAY 25497 Mammals (excluding primates)Journal