Dusky dolphin foraging habitat: Overlap with aquaculture in New Zealand

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-149

  Markowitz, Tim M ^a,b   Harlin, April D ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^a   Mcfadden, Cynthia J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Building 303   (United States)

Author keywords

Cetacean behavioural ecology; Lagenorhynchus obscurus; Mussel farming; Photo identification; Population estimates

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOLPHIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE;

AUSTRALASIA; MARLBOROUGH; MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; LAGENORHYNCHUS; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 1642272450     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.602     Document Type: Article

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