Feeding preferences of the Monkey Mia dolphins: Results from a simultaneous choice protocol

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 650-660

  Dill, Lawrence M ^a   Dill, Elizabeth S ^a   Charles, David ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Dept of Conserv and Land Mgmt ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice behavior; Feeding regimes; Food preference; Prey and habitat selection

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; FOOD PREFERENCE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION;

AUSTRALIA; MONKEY MIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AMNIATABA; AMNIATABA CAUDOVITTATUS; ANIMALIA; CORYPHAENIDAE; LATRIS LINEATA; MAMMALIA; PELATES SEXLINEATUS; PENTAPODUS VITTA; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142040865     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01122.x     Document Type: Article

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