Age structure and growth of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from strandings in the Mississippi sound region of the north-central Gulf of Mexico from 1986 to 2003

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 654-666

  Mattson, Megan Cope ^a   Mullin, Keith D ^a   Ingram Jr , G Walter ^a   Hoggard, Wayne ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Bottlenose dolphin; Growth; Gulf of Mexico; Laird Gompertz growth model; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE STRUCTURE; BARRIER ISLAND; DOLPHIN; GROWTH; GROWTH MODELING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33745053094     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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