Range and movements of female heaviside's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), as determined by satellite-linked telemetry

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 866-877

  Elwen, Simon ^a   Meÿer, Michael A ^b   Best, Peter B ^a   Kotze, P G H ^b   Thornton, Meredith ^a   Swanson, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Argos; Cephalorhynchus heavisidii; Heaviside's dolphin; Home range; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CAPTURE METHOD; DIURNAL VARIATION; DOLPHIN; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TELEMETRY; VULNERABILITY; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CEPHALORHYNCHUS HEAVISIDII; DELPHINIDAE; MERLUCCIUS CAPENSIS;

EID: 33750392186     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-307R2.1     Document Type: Article

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