Dolphin-watching tour boats change bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) behaviour

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 299-307

  Constantine, Rochelle ^a   Brunton, Dianne H ^a   Dennis, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Dolphin watching; Human disturbance; Tourism

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BOATING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; DOLPHIN; TOURISM;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF ISLANDS [NORTHLAND]; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; NORTHLAND;

CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 1642320458     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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