Habitat use by dusky dolphin in patagonia: How predictable is their location?

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-177

  Garaffo, Griselda V ^a   Dans, Silvana L ^a,b   Pedraza, Susana N ^a,b   Crespo, Enrique A ^a,b   Degrati, Mariana ^a,b  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DEEP WATER; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRANSECT;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; GOLFO NUEVO; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 34447319376     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0686-0     Document Type: Article

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