Population structure of island-associated dolphins: Evidence from photo-identification of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the main Hawaiian Islands

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-274

  Baird, Robin W ^a   Gorgone, Antoinette M ^b   McSweeney, Daniel J ^c   Ligon, Allan D ^d   Deakos, Mark H ^e   Webster, Daniel L ^f   Schorr, Gregory S ^a   Martien, Karen K ^h   Salden, Dan R ^a   Mahaffy, Sabre D ^c,g  

^a CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^b NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

^c Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^d Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

^e Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research Inc   (United States)

^f Bridger Consulting Group   (United States)

^g NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h Hawaii Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Hawai'i; Movements; Population structure; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISLAND; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 64949084855     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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