Behavioral response of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) to vessel traffic

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 555-567

  Ng, Sai Leung ^a   Leung, Sze ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cetacean conservation; Dive time; Dolphin behavior; Hong Kong; Indo Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis); Vessel traffic

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OCEAN STRUCTURES; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

DOLPHIN WATCHING ACTIVITIES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CETACEAN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; SHIPPING;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DIVING; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIAN OCEAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SHIP; STRESS; TRAFFIC; VELOCITY;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; SOUSA; SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 0041620380     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(03)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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