Abundance, site fidelity and range patterns of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in two Australian subtropical estuaries

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1015-1027

  Fury, Christine A ^a   Harrison, Peter L ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Closed population; Estuary; Population size; Ranging patterns; Residency patterns

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOLPHIN; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; NICHE PARTITIONING; POPULATION SIZE; SITE FIDELITY; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLARENCE RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES; RICHMOND RIVER;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS;

EID: 57049187191     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08109     Document Type: Article

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