First records of long-beaked common dolphins, Delphinus capensis, in Canadian waters

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-113

  Ford, John K B ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delphinus capensis; Delphinus delphis; Entanglement; Feeding; Long beaked common dolphin; Short beaked common dolphin; Stranding

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOLPHIN; NEW RECORD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS CAPENSIS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 33746161596     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v119i1.88     Document Type: Article

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