Patterns of social affiliation and group composition for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in San Luis Pass, Texas

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-134

  Maze Foley, Katherine ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOLPHIN; ESTUARY; GROUP SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

GALVESTON BAY; SAN LUIS PASS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0037225465     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2002.05     Document Type: Article

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