Linking dive behavior to satellite-linked tag condition for a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) along florida's Northern gulf of Mexico coast

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Balmer, Brian C ^a,b   Schwacke, Lori H ^c   Wells, Randall S ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; Dive durations; Radio telemetry; Satellite linked telemetry; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; DOLPHIN; RADIOTELEMETRY; SATELLITE; TAGGING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CETACEA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 77955615319     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.1.2010.1     Document Type: Article

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