Long-term responses of Burrunan dolphins (Tursiops australis) to swim-with dolphin tourism in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia: A population at risk

Global Ecology and Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-71

  Filby, Nicole E ^a,b   Stockin, Karen A ^b   Scarpaci, Carol ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Behaviour; Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis); Compliance; Management; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84915822728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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