Bottlenose dolphins of San Luis Texas: Occurrence patterns, site-fidelity and habitat use

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dc.acquisition-srcGBEPen_US
dc.call-noQH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-3 c.1-2 GBAYen_US
dc.call-noREF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-3 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noGBEP T-3en_US
dc.contributor.authorMaze, Katherine and Linda-Jane Smith, MDen_US
dc.contributor.otherProceedings: The State of the Bay Symposium IV. January 28-29, 1999en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:34:27Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:34:27Z
dc.date.issued1999en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 246-247en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractIn September 1995 a project began to examine occurrence patterns, habitat use, site fidelity, and movements of bottlenose dolphins in the San Luis Pass area, a relatively undisturbed area at the southwestern end of Galveston Bay estuary, and to compare findings to previous work in Galveston Bay, approximately 48 km away. The first author conducted boat-based photo-identification surveys during 12 months in 1995-96, and the second author conducted surveys for 12 months during 1997-98. Thirty-seven animals were identified utilizing the West Bay, Chocolate Bay and San Luis Pass portions of the study area in the initial survey. During the second survey year, 21 of these animals were frequently identified utilizing the same area. The combined findings of these studies indicate that there is a small population of dolphins with site fidelity for the far West Bay portion of the Galveston Bay system. The data obtained during these two years provides valuable baseline information identifying individuals within that group and their behavior patterns.en_US
dc.description.urien_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Islanden_US
dc.geo-codeSan Luis Passen_US
dc.geo-codeWest Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeGulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.geo-codeChocolate Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Ship Channelen_US
dc.history10/25/04 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25853
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesThe authors are representing Johnson Controls/National Marine Fisheries Service and UTMB and TAMUGen_US
dc.placeAustin, TXen_US
dc.publisherTexas Natural Resource Conservation Commissionen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries8790.00en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/T3/gbnep-T3.htmlen_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectbottlenose dolphinen_US
dc.subjecttursiops truncatusen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectbiological surveysen_US
dc.subjectbehavioren_US
dc.subjectfeeding behavioren_US
dc.subjectenvironmental conditionsen_US
dc.titleBottlenose dolphins of San Luis Texas: Occurrence patterns, site-fidelity and habitat useen_US
dc.typeChapteren_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueT-3en_US

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