Growth of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida, U.S.A

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 348-357

  Stolen, Megan K ^a,c   Odell, Daniel K ^b   Barros, Nélio B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Busch Entertainment Corporation   (United States)

^c SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

^d MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Gompertz model; Growth; Sexual dimorphism; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; GROWTH; RIVER; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0036232757     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2002.tb01042.x     Document Type: Article

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