Site fidelity and association patterns in a deep-water dolphin: Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 535-553

  Baird, Robin W ^a   Webster, Daniel L ^b   Mahaffy, Sabre D ^a,b   McSweeney, Daniel J ^b   Schorr, Gregory S ^a   Ligon, Allan D ^b  

^a CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^b Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Associations; Hawai'i; Islands; Movements; Rough toothed dolphin; Site fidelity; Steno bredanensis

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; DOLPHIN; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; OPEN OCEAN; POPULATION SIZE; SITE FIDELITY;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

STENO; STENO BREDANENSIS;

EID: 47649133530     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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