Notes on the distribution, group size and behavior of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in the coast of the Island of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil;Notas sobre a distribuição, tamanho de grupo e comportamento do golfinho Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) na Ilha de Santa Catarina, sul do Brasil

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-229

  Wedekin, Leonardo Liberali ^a,b   Daura Jorge, Fábio Gonçalves ^a,b   Rossi Santos, Marcos Roberto ^b,c   Simões Lopes, Paulo César ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavior; Bottlenose dolphin; Group size; Seabirds; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

AVES; CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 64549157930     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-06032008000400023     Document Type: Article

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