Causes of mortality in stranded Common Dolphin (Delphinus sp.) from New Zealand waters between 1998 and 2008

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-227

  Stocking, Karen A ^a   Duignan, J Padraig ^b   Roe, Wendi D ^b,c   Meynier, Laureline ^b,c   Alley, Maurice ^b,c   Fettermann, Ticiana ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common Dolphin; Conservation; Delphinus sp.; Management; Mortality; New Zealand; Set nets

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CAUSE OF DEATH; COAST; DOLPHIN; MANAGEMENT; PARASITISM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STRANDING; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 70350268088     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc090217     Document Type: Article

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