Discrete or not so discrete: Long distance movements by coastal bottlenose dolphins in UK and Irish waters

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-371

  Robinson, Kevin P ^a   O'Brien, Joanne M ^b   Berrowi, Simon D ^c,d   Cheney, Barbara ^e   Costa, Marina ^a   Eisfeld, Sonja M ^a   Haberlin, Damien ^f   Mandleberg, Laura ^g   O'Donovan, Mairéad ^f   Oudejans, Machiel G ^h   Ryan, Conor ^b,d   Stevick, Peter T ^g   Thompson, Paul M ^e   Whooley, Pádraig ^d  

^a Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit CRRU   (United Kingdom)

^b Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^c Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation   (Ireland)

^d IRISH WHALE AND DOLPHIN GROUP   (Ireland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^g HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^h Dúlra Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Common Bottlenose Dolphin; Conservation; Management procedure; Monitoring; Movements; Photo Id

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; DOLPHIN; MONITORING; MOVEMENT; PHOTOGRAPH; PROTECTED AREA;

CARDIGAN BAY; HEBRIDES; INNER HEBRIDES; IRELAND; MORAY FIRTH; SCOTLAND; SHANNON ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ANIMALIA; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84871296042     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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