Diurnal behavior of dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, in Golfo Nuevo, Argentina

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1241-1247

  Degrati, Mariana ^a   Dans, Silvana L ^a   Pedraza, Susana N ^a   Crespo, Enrique A ^a   Garaffo, Griselda V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Dusky dolphins; Lagenorhynchus obscurus; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOACTIVITY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DOLPHIN; GROUP SIZE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARGENTINA; CHUBUT; GOLFO NUEVO; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 55249091404     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-110.1     Document Type: Article

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