Distribution, abundance and conservation status of the eastern Taiwan Strait population of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, Sousa chinensis

Mammalia

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 157-165

  Wang, John Y ^a,b   Chu Yang, Shih ^c   Hung, Samuel K ^d   Jefferson, Thomas A ^e  

^a FormosaCetus Research and Conservation Group   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^c Formosacetus Research and Conservation Group   (Taiwan)

^d Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society   (Hong Kong)

^e SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Conservation; Distribution; Eastern Taiwan Strait; Indo Pacific humpback dolphin; Sousa chinensis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DOLPHIN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RED LIST; SURVEY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; TAIWAN STRAIT; ZHUJIANG ESTUARY;

SOUSA CHINENSIS;

EID: 36849016472     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2007.032     Document Type: Article

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