A preliminary study of habitat and resource partitioning among co-occurring tropical dolphins around Mayotte, southwest Indian Ocean

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 367-374

  Gross, Alexandra ^a   Kiszka, Jeremy ^a,b   Van Canneyt, Olivier ^a   Richard, Pierre ^a   Ridoux, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b Collectivité Départementale de Mayotte ^*  (Mayotte)

Author keywords

dolphins; ecological niche; habitats; Mayotte; southwest Indian Ocean; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DOLPHIN; FAT RESERVE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LAGOON; NICHE PARTITIONING; SHALLOW WATER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MAYOTTE;

CETACEA; CUCUMIS; DELPHINIDAE; PEPONOCEPHALA; PEPONOCEPHALA ELECTRA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA LONGIROSTRIS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS ADUNCUS;

EID: 69049083806     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.017     Document Type: Article

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