Observations of rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) off the coast of Utila, Honduras

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 141-148

  Kuczaj II, Stan A ^a   Yeater, Deirdre B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; HONDURAS; ISLAS DE LA BAHIA; UTILA;

ANIMALIA; STENO; STENO BREDANENSIS;

EID: 33847386741     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407054999     Document Type: Article

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