Occurrence, distribution, site fidelity, and school size of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off San Diego, California

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 366-380

  Defran, R H ^a   Weller, David W ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; California; Distribution; Occurrence patterns; Photoidentification; School size; Site fidelity; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; DOLPHIN; GROUP SIZE; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0032805432     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00807.x     Document Type: Article

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