Abundance, residency, and habitat utilisation of Hector's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) in Porpoise Bay, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 277-287

  Bejder, Lars ^a   Dawson, Steve ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Cephalorhynchus hectori; Habitat utilisation; Hector's dolphin; New Zealand; Photo identification; Residency; Theodolite

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; HABITAT USE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; RESIDENCE TIME;

NEW ZEALAND;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS HECTORI;

EID: 0034847384     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2001.9516998     Document Type: Article

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