Daylight occurrence of humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis in Algoa Bay, South Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 86-90

  Karczmarski, Leszek ^a,b,c,d   Thornton, Meredith ^a,e   Cockcroft, Victor G ^a,f  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Midway Spinner Dolphin Res Project   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f Centre for Dolphin Studies   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algoa; Dolphin; Sousa chinensis; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 0034021108     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2000.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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