Changes in the occurrence of common dolphins, striped dolphins and harbour porpoises in the english channel and bay of biscay

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1059-1065

  MacLeod, Colin D ^a,b   Brereton, Tom ^a   Martin, Clive ^a  

^a Biscay Dolphin Research Programme (BDRP)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Cetacean occurrence; Common dolphin; English Channel; Harbour porpoise; Striped dolphin

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CHANNEL; DOLPHIN; PORPOISE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; BILBAO; ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTSMOUTH [ENGLAND]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; VIZCAYA; WESTERN EUROPE;

CETACEA; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; PHOCOENIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA);

EID: 69749101505     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002828     Document Type: Article

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