Behavioural effects of tourism on oceanic common dolphins, Delphinus sp., in New Zealand: The effects of markov analysis variations and current tour operator compliance with regulations

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Meissner, Anna M ^a   Christiansen, Fredrik ^b,c   Martinez, Emmanuelle ^a,d   Pawley, Matthew D M ^a   Orams, Mark B ^a,e   Stockin, Karen A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Pacific Whale Foundation   (United States)

^e AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOLPHIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; JUVENILE ANIMAL; NEW ZEALAND; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TOURISM; TRAVEL; ANIMAL; COMMON DOLPHIN; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARKOV CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHIP;

CETACEA; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMMON DOLPHINS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DOLPHINS; ECOSYSTEM; MARKOV CHAINS; NEW ZEALAND; SHIPS; SWIMMING;

EID: 84920842002     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116962     Document Type: Article

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