Behavioural responses of captive common dolphins Delphinus delphis to a 'Swim-with-Dolphin' programme

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-170

  Kyngdon, D J ^a,b   Minot, E O ^a   Stafford, K J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b RD1 ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Common dolphin; Delphinus delphis; Human dolphin interaction; Swim with Dolphin programme

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN;

CORYPHAENIDAE; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 0037454429     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(02)00255-1     Document Type: Article

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