Atypical associations between dugongs (Dugong dugon) and dolphins in a tropical lagoon

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-104

  Kiszka, Jeremy J ^a,b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AVOIDANCE REACTION; COASTAL LAGOON; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MAYOTTE;

CHONDRICHTHYES; DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA; SOUSA CHINENSIS; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; TURSIOPS;

EID: 33847378519     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407055129     Document Type: Article

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