Abundance, distribution and behaviour of common dolphins, Delphinus spp., off north-eastern Venezuela: Implications for conservation and management

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1623-1631

  Oviedo, Lenin ^a   Esteves, María Alejandra ^a   Acevedo, Romina ^a   Silva, Noemi ^a   Bolaños Jiménez, Jaime ^a   Quevedo, Ana María ^b   Fernández, Marc ^c  

^a Proyecto Delphinus ^*  (Venezuela)

^b Instituto de Zoología tropical   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cariaco Basin; common dolphin; critical habitat; Delphinus spp; north eastern Venezuela; upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011480404     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540999097X     Document Type: Article

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