Photo-identification of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in north-east New Zealand: A photo-catalogue of recognisable individuals

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 593-604

  Neumann, Dirk R ^a,c   Leitenberger, Alexandra ^b   Orams, Mark B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common dolphins; Delphinus delphis; re sightings; Home range; Movements; Photo identification; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; HOME RANGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOVEMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SITE FIDELITY;

NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 0242668377     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2002.9517115     Document Type: Article

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