Distribution and abundance of the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the upper Amazon River

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 427-445

  Vidal, Omar ^a   Barlow, Jay ^b   Hurtado, Luis A ^a   Torre, Jorge ^a   Cendón, Patricia ^a   Ojeda, Zully ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Amazon dolphins; Boto; Bufeo colorado; Bufeo negro; Distribution; Inia; Sotalia; Survey techniques; Tucuxi

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; INIA; INIA GEOFFRENSIS; RIPARIA; SOTALIA; SOTALIA FLUVIATILIS;

AMAZON RIVER DOLPHIN; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION SIZE; STRIP TRANSECT; TUCUXI;

SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZON RIVER;

EID: 0030613666     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00650.x     Document Type: Article

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