Seasonality of reproduction in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 394-403

  Urian, K W ^a   Duffield, D A ^b   Read, A J ^c   Wells, R S ^a   Shell, E D ^b  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

bottlenose dolphin; photoperiod; reproduction; seasonality; Tursiops

Indexed keywords

CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0029737538     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382814     Document Type: Article

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