Effect of spinner dolphin presence on level of swimmer and vessel activity in Hawapian bays

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Courbis, Sarah ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hawai'i; Spinner dolphin; Stenella longirostris; Swimmer; Vessel

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547332616     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427307784835697     Document Type: Article

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