Physiological and behavioral development in delphinid calves: Implications for calf separation and mortality due to tuna purse-seine sets

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Noren, Shawn R ^a,b   Edwards, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Calf; Dolphin; ETP; Mortality; Ontogeny; Physiology; Stenella attenuata; Stenella longirostris; Tuna purse seine fishery

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; DOLPHIN; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PURSE SEINING; TUNA FISHERY;

DELPHINIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 33846073480     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Review

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