Prey occurrence in pantropical spotted dolphins, Stenella attenuata, from the eastern tropical Pacific

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 334-348

  Robertson, Kelly M ^a   Chivers, Susan J ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STENELLA ATTENUATA; CEPHALOPODA; MYCTOPHIDAE; OMMASTREPHIDAE;

DIET; FLYING SQUID; LANTERNFISH; MAMMALS; PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHINS; PREY PREFERENCES; PREY SELECTION; SPOTTED DOLPHIN;

PACIFIC, (TROPICAL EAST);

EID: 0030616367     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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