Movements and diving behavior of pelagic spotted dolphins

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 137-160

  Scott, Michael D ^a   Chivers, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diving; Eastern tropical Pacific Ocean; ETP; Feeding; Purse seine fishery; Radio tracking; Spotted dolphin; Stenella attenuata

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; FEEDING; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA;

EID: 58349106103     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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