Comparative survivability of Tursiops neonates from three U.S. Institutions for the decades 1990-1999 and 2000-2009

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-261

  Sweeney, Jay C ^a   Stone, Rae ^a   Campbell, Michelle ^a   McBain, Jim ^b   St Leger, Judy ^b   Xitco, Mark ^c   Jensen, Eric ^c   Ridgway, Sam ^c  

^a Dolphin Quest   (United States)

^b SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Reproductive Research Center   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervention; Monitoring; Neonate; Survivability; Tursiops

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOLPHIN; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 77957739864     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.3.2010.248     Document Type: Article

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