A near mass stranding of cetaceans in St Helena Bay, South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 163-166

  Best, P B ^a   Reeb, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; False killer whale; Mass stranding; Risso's dolphin; South africa; St helena bay

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DOLPHIN; GROUP SIZE; NEW RECORD; STRANDING; WHALE;

SAINT HELENA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CETACEA; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; ORCINUS ORCA; PSEUDORCA; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS; TURSIOPS;

EID: 77958179544     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142321003715234     Document Type: Article

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