Seasonal movements of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the north-western Bay of Plenty, New Zealand: Influence of sea surface temperature and El Niño/La Niña

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 371-374

  Neumann, Dirk R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Common dolphins; Delphinus delphis; Distribution; El Ni o; La Ni a; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; DOLPHIN; EL NINO; LA NINA; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 0034845208     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2001.9517007     Document Type: Article

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