Occurrence of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) and their association with common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off northeastern New Zealand

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 594-608

  Zaeschmar, Jochen R ^a   Visser, Ingrid N ^b   Fertl, Dagmar ^c   Dwyer, Sarah L ^a   Meissner, Anna M ^a   Halliday, Joanne ^d   Berghan, Jo ^d   Donnelly, David ^e   Stockin, Karen A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Orca Research Trust   (New Zealand)

^c Ziphius EcoServices   (United States)

^d Australian Marine Ecology ^*  (New Zealand)

^e Australian Marine Ecology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottlenose dolphin; False killer whale; Foraging; Interspecific associations; Mixed species groups; New Zealand; Photo identification; Pseudorca crassidens; Seasonality; Tursiops truncatus

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; COEXISTENCE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DOLPHIN; ENCOUNTER RATE; GROUP SIZE; MOVEMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONALITY; SITE FIDELITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

NEW ZEALAND;

DELPHINIDAE; ORCINUS ORCA; PSEUDORCA; PSEUDORCA CRASSIDENS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 84897505540     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mms.12065     Document Type: Article

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