Offshore bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) movement and dive behavior near the bermuda pedestal

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-66

  Klatsky, Leigh J ^a   Wells, Randall S ^b   Sweeney, Jay C ^a  

^a Dolphin Quest   (United States)

^b MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bermuda; Bottlenose dolphin; Dive behavior; Movements; Offshore; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; MOVEMENT; PREY AVAILABILITY; TRACKING; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BERMUDA; BERMUDA PEDESTAL; BERMUDA RISE;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 33847641447     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-365R1.1     Document Type: Article

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