Prey species of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from South Carolina Waters

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Pate, S Michelle ^a,b   McFee, Wayne E ^c  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPODA; LOLLIGUNCULA BREVIS; SCIAENIDAE; STELLIFER LANCEOLATUS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84860334110     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/058.011.0101     Document Type: Article

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