Aspects of behavioral ecology of Sotalia guianensis in Sepetiba Bay, southeast Brazil

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 503-515

  Flach, Leonardo ^a,b   Flach, Patricia A ^a   Chiarello, Adriano G ^c  

^a Projeto Boto Cinza   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Group size; Habitat use; Rio de Janeiro; Sotalia guianensis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DOLPHIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT USE;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SEPETIBA BAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 47749123857     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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