Inshore and offshore bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) communities distinguished by association patterns near Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 581-592

  Rossbach, Kelly A ^a   Herzing, Denise L ^b,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Wild Dolphin Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOLPHIN; SITE FIDELITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BAHAMAS; GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND;

CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0033306131     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-4-581     Document Type: Article

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