Influences on dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) fission-fusion dynamics in Admiralty Bay, New Zealand

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1437-1446

  Pearson, Heidi C ^a  

^a Whale Center of New England   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dusky dolphin; Fission fusion; Lagenorhynchus obscurus; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOLPHIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MUSSEL CULTURE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADMIRALTY BAY; ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

LAGENORHYNCHUS OBSCURUS;

EID: 70349979578     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0821-7     Document Type: Article

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