Habitat use by bottlenose dolphins: Seasonal distribution and stratified movement patterns in the Moray Firth, Scotland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1365-1374

  Wilson, B ^a   Thompson, P M ^a   Hammond, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Conservation; North Sea; Photo identification; Temperate

Indexed keywords

BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; SEASONALITY;

MORAY FIRTH; SCOTLAND; UK;

TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0031436161     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405254     Document Type: Article

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