Distribution and abundance of Indo‐Pacific humpback dolphins in Leizhou Bay, China

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-42

  Zhou, Kaiya ^a   Xu, Xinrong ^a   Tian, Chao ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exploratory surveys; Photo identification; Preliminary abundance estimate; Sousa chinensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DOLPHIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

ASIA; CHINA; EAST CHINA SEA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; LEIZHOU PENINSULA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 34247472090     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220709510061     Document Type: Article

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