The distribution of Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with respect to the physiography of the northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 614-638

  Baumgartner, Mark F ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth; Depth gradient; Grampus griseus; Gulf of Mexico; Habitat; Physiography; Risso's dolphin

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMALS; PHYSIOGRAPHY; RISSO'S DOLPHIN; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

GULF OF MEXICO;

CORYPHAENIDAE; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030819501     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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