Severe Karenia brevis red tides influence juvenile bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) behavior in Sarasota Bay, Florida

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 622-643

  McHugh, Katherine A ^a   Allen, Jason B ^a   Barleycorn, Aaron A ^a   Wells, Randall S ^a  

^a MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Bottlenose dolphin; Harmful algal bloom; Karenia brevis; Ranging behavior; Red tide; Social networks; Sociality; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DINOFLAGELLATE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOLPHIN; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; RANGE EXPANSION; RED TIDE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIALISM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SARASOTA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; KARENIA BREVIS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 79960387073     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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