Range characteristics of Pacific coast bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Southern California Bight

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 381-393

  Defran, R H ^a   Weller, David W ^a,d   Kelly, Dennis L ^b   Espinosa, Miriam A ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Orange Coast College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; Distribution; Home range; Movement patterns; Photoidentification; School size; Site fidelity; Southern California Bight; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; DOLPHIN; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032789734     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00808.x     Document Type: Article

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