A long-term opportunistic photo-identification study of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off aberdeen, United Kingdom: Conservation value and limitations

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-447

  Weir, Caroline R ^a,b,c   Canning, Sarah ^b,c   Hepworth, Kevin ^c   Sim, Ian ^c   Stockin, Karen A ^c,d  

^a Ketos Ecology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c Wellington Place   (United Kingdom)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aberdeen; Bottlenose dolphin; Distribution; Marine protected area (MPA); Photo identification; Population size; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; HOME RANGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ABERDEEN [SCOTLAND]; ABERDEENSHIRE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MORAY FIRTH; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 71149102604     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.34.4.2008.436     Document Type: Article

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