Behavior of estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea, Delphinidae), in controlled boat traffic situation at southern coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Tosi, Carolina H ^a,b   Ferreira, Renata G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Dolphin watching; Ecotourism; Estuarine dolphin; Sotalia guianensis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOLPHIN; ECOTOURISM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYNCHRONY; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; VULNERABILITY;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 58349092881     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9435-z     Document Type: Article

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