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Figure 3 



Increase in length with age (growth) of male (■) and female (□) 

 bottlenose dolphins captured off southern Africa. A four-stage von 

 Bertalanffy growth curve is fitted to these data. Mean lengths for 

 various age classes of males (O) and females (•) are also shown. 



Figure 4 



The increase in mass with age of male {■) and female (G) bottle- 

 nose dolphins captured off southern Africa. A four-stage von Ber- 

 talanffy growth curve is fitted to these data (see text). Mean mass 

 for various age classes of males (O) and females ( • ) is also shown. 



