Records of Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser 1956 from the Gulf of Guinea and Angola

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-246

  Weir, C R ^a,b   Debrah, J ^c   Ofori Danson, P K ^d   Pierpoint, C ^e   Van Waerebeek, K ^d,f  

^a Ketos Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^e Eurydice   (United Kingdom)

^f Museo de Delfines   (Peru)

Author keywords

Angola; Fraser's dolphin; Ghana; Lagenodelphis hosei; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

MAMMALS; PHOTOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DOLPHIN; GILLNET; NEW RECORD; PHOTOGRAPH; SEISMIC SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GHANA; GULF OF GUINEA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; LAGENODELPHIS HOSEI;

EID: 55549139189     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.2.4.554     Document Type: Article

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