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Site fidelity and movement of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on Florida’s east coast: Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon estuary

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Date Issued:
2011
Title: Site fidelity and movement of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on Florida’s east coast: Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon estuary.
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Name(s): Mazzoil, Marilyn S., creator
Murdoch, M. Elizabeth, creator
Reif, John S., creator
Bechdel, Sarah E., creator
Howells, Elisabeth M., creator
de Sieyes, Malcolm, creator
Lawrence, C., creator
Bossart, Gregory D., creator
McCulloch, Stephen D., creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 2011
Publisher: Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc.
Extent: 14 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3340523 (digitool), FADT3340523 (IID), fau:6345 (fedora)
Note(s): This study examined the site fidelity, group size, and seasonality of dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Atlantic Ocean along Florida’s east-central coast, and evaluated dolphin movements between the coastal waters and the adjacent Indian River Lagoon Estuary (IRL).
This manuscript may be cited as: Mazzoil, M., Murdoch, M. E., Reif, J. S., Bechdel, S. E., Howells, E., de Sieyes, M., Lawrence, C., Bossart, G. D., & McCulloch, S. D. (2011). Site fidelity and movement of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) on Florida’s east coast: Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Lagoon estuary. Florida Scientist, 74(1), 25-37.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #1794.
Subject(s): Bottlenose dolphin--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose dolphin--Behavior
Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon)
Animals--Photographic identification
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340523
Restrictions on Access: ©2011 Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc.
Host Institution: FAU