Social structure within the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-381

  Foley, Aoife ^a   McGrath, David ^a   Berrow, Simon ^b   Gerritsen, Hans ^c  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

^b Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation   (Ireland)

^c MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphins; Fission fusion; Inter annual fidelity; Shannon Estuary; Social structure; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DOLPHIN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

IRELAND; SHANNON ESTUARY;

TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 78649952849     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.4.2010.372     Document Type: Article

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