Dusky dolphin and tourist interaction: Effect on diurnal feeding behavior

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 369, Issue , 2008, Pages 287-296

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

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activity budget; Behavior sequences; Dusky dolphins; Human disturbance; Markov chains; Pelagic feeding

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; PASSENGER SHIP;

LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 56149111029     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07629     Document Type: Article

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