A model life table for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon system, Florida, U.S.A.

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 630-649

  Stolen, Megan K ^a,c   Barlow, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c SeaWorld Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Demography; Life history; Life table; Longevity; Mortality; Population growth; Survival; Survivorship; Tursiops

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; LIFE TABLE; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SURVIVORSHIP;

FLORIDA; INDIAN RIVER LAGOON; UNITED STATES;

CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; SILER; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0142040868     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01121.x     Document Type: Article

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