Habitat use patterns of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) off southern Brazil in relation to water depth

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 943-949

  Danilewicz, Daniel ^a,e   Secchi, Eduardo R ^b,e   Ott, Paulo H ^a,c,e   Moreno, Ignacio B ^a   Bassoi, Manuela ^b,d,e   Borges Mártins, Mrcio ^a,e  

^a Grupo de Estudos de Mamiferos Aquaticos do Rio Grande do Sul   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Habitat use; Incidental catches; Pontoporia blainvillei; Sex ratio; Southern Brazil; Water depth

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BYCATCH; DOLPHIN; HABITAT USE; HOMOGENEITY; SEX RATIO; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER DEPTH;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 69749111955     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540900054X     Document Type: Article

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