Strandings of striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba in Scottish waters (1992-2003) with notes on the diet of this species

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1175-1183

  Santos, M B ^a,b,d   Pierce, G J ^b   Learmonth, J A ^b   Reid, R J ^c   Sacau, M ^a   Patterson, I A P ^c   Ross, H M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Science Division   (United Kingdom)

^d Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Distribution; Strandings; Striped dolphin

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DOLPHIN; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STOMACH CONTENT; STRANDING; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED KINGDOM]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA COERULEOALBA; TRISOPTERUS;

EID: 51349152425     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000155     Document Type: Article

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