Survey of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) population near Galveston, Texas
Date
1988
Authors
Jones, S.C., III.
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Publisher
Texas A&M University
Abstract
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were observed from June 1982 through August 1984 in a 170 sq. km study area near Galveston, Texas. Various land observation points and vessels were used as observation platforms by over 50 participants in this study.
Description
52 p., Thesis
Keywords
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, growth, juveniles, marine mammals, mammalogy, local movements, population dynamics