Diel patterns in aggregations of pelagic dolphins and tunas in the eastern pacific

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 401-422

  Scott, Michael D ^a   Cattanach, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregations; Bottlenose dolphin; Common dolphin; Delphinus delphis; Spinner dolphin; Spotted dolphin; Stenella attenuata; Stenella longirostris; Thunnus albacares; Tuna dolphin association; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; DOLPHIN; FISH; PREDATION;

PACIFIC;

STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS;

EID: 0031861271     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00735.x     Document Type: Article

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