Population structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) impacted by bycatch along the east coast of South Africa

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 627-636

  Natoli, Ada ^a   Peddemors, Victor M ^b,c   Hoelzel, A Rus ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Sea Predator Research Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Population genetics; South Africa; Tursiops aduncus

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; DOLPHIN; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CLUPEIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS;

EID: 42549128724     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9379-y     Document Type: Article

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