Comparative feeding ecology of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) and Fraser's dolphins (Lagenodelphis hosei) in the Sulu Sea

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-19

  Dolar, M Louella L ^a,d   Walker, William A ^b   Kooyman, Gerald L ^a   Perrin, William F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Diet; Fraser's dolphin; Lagenodelphis hosei; Myctophids; Philippines; Spinner dolphin; Squids; Stenella longirostris

Indexed keywords

DIET; DOLPHIN; FEEDING ECOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; STOMACH CONTENT;

SULU SEA;

ABRALIOPSIS; ACANTHEPHYRA; ACANTHEPHYRA CARINATA; ACANTHEPHYRA QUADRISPINOSA; CEPHALOPODA; CERATOSCOPELUS WARMINGI; CERATOSCOPELUS WARMINGII; CETACEA; CHIROTEUTHIS; CORYPHAENIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DIAPHUS; HISTIOTEUTHIS; LAGENODELPHIS HOSEI; MAMMALIA; MYCTOPHIDAE; MYCTOPHUM ASPERUM; NOTOSTOMOS ELEGANS; NOTOSTOMUS ELEGANS; ONYCHOTEUTHIS; OPLOPHORIDAE; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037234091     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01089.x     Document Type: Article

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