A combined stereo-photogrammetry and underwater-video system to study group composition of dolphins

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-128

  Bräger, Stefan ^a,c   Chong, Albert ^a   Dawson, Stephen ^a   Slooten, Elisabeth ^a   Würsig, Bernd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Group composition; Hector's dolphin; Stereo photogrammetry; Underwater video

Indexed keywords

EID: 19544379012     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101520050015     Document Type: Article

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