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

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