Biogeography of common dolphins (genus delphinus) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Mammal Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-64

  Tavares, Maurício ^a,b   Moreno, Ignacio B ^a,b   Siciliano, Salvatore ^c   Rodrguez, Diego ^d   De O Santos, Marcos C ^e   Lailson Brito Jr, José ^f   FabiÁN, Marta E ^b  

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

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

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^e SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cetacea; Delphinidae; Distribution; Taxonomy; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DOLPHIN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; RANGE EXPANSION; TAXONOMY; UPWELLING;

ARGENTINA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BRAZIL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); VENEZUELA;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS CAPENSIS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS;

EID: 73949106734     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2009.00154.x     Document Type: Review

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