Abundance, survival and temporary emigration of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) off Useless Loop in the western gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1059-1068

  Nicholson, Krista ^a   Bejder, Lars ^a   Allen, Simon J ^a   Krtzen, Michael ^b   Pollock, Kenneth H ^a,c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

capture recapture; demographic parameters; photo identification; Pollock's closed robust design

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BAY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; DOLPHIN; EMIGRATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; USELESS INLET; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; POLLACHIUS; TURSIOPS;

EID: 84870351948     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12210     Document Type: Article

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