Cetacean diversity off la Réunion Island (France)

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1263-1272

  Dulau Drouot, Violaine ^a   Boucaud, Virginie ^a   Rota, Bernard ^a  

^a Groupe Local d'Observation et d'Identification des Cétacés GLOBICE   (Reunion)

Author keywords

Cetacean; Distribution; Diversity; Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COASTAL WATER; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DOLPHIN; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESIDENT POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WHALE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

CETACEA; CUCUMIS; DELPHINIDAE; MEGAPTERA; MYSTICETI; PEPONOCEPHALA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 51349092005     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001069     Document Type: Article

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