A Review of the Behavioral Ecology of Bottlenose Dolphins in Texas Coastal Waters
dc.acquisition-src | GBEP | en_US |
dc.call-no | QH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-3 c.1-2 GBAY | en_US |
dc.call-no | REF QH 541.5 .E8 G32 T-3 GBAY | en_US |
dc.contract-no | GBEP T-3 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Weller, David W. and Dr. Bernd Wursig | en_US |
dc.contributor.other | Proceedings: The State of the Bay Symposium IV. January 28-29, 1999 | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-15T17:34:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-02-15T17:34:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1999 | en_US |
dc.degree | en_US | |
dc.description | pg. 243 | en_US |
dc.description-other | en_US | |
dc.description.abstract | Bottlenose dolphins are the most prevalent cetacean species inhabiting the near-shore waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Four coastal management stocks, for which aerial census-based minimum population estimates are available, have recently been identified. Along the Texas shoreline, bottlenose dolphins are common from Brownsville to Sabine Pass, and are sighted year-round in coastal waters, channels, passes, and embayments. Studies on the behavioral ecology of these dolphins have documented a variety of patterns regarding seasonal abundance, site fidelities, behavior, and habitat use. Texas A&M University has been actively studying these dolphins for the past eight years, and have photo-identified nearly 3000 individuals . Results from this long-term study will be presented. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | en_US | |
dc.geo-code | Gulf of Mexico | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Texas Coast | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Sabine Pass | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Brownsville | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Aransas Pass | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Corpus Christi | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Pass Cavallo | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Galveston Bay | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Matagorda Bay | en_US |
dc.geo-code | Laguna Madre | en_US |
dc.history | 10/25/04 eas | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25851 | |
dc.latitude | en_US | |
dc.location | GBIC Circulating Collection; GBIC Reference Collection | en_US |
dc.longitude | en_US | |
dc.notes | The authors are representing the Marine Mammal Research Program at Texas A&M University at Galveston | en_US |
dc.place | Austin, TX | en_US |
dc.publisher | Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 8789.00 | en_US |
dc.relation.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/gbeppubs/T3/gbnep-T3.html | en_US |
dc.scale | en_US | |
dc.series | en_US | |
dc.subject | bottlenose dolphin | en_US |
dc.subject | population characteristics | en_US |
dc.subject | ecology | en_US |
dc.subject | behavior | en_US |
dc.subject | seasonal abundance | en_US |
dc.subject | habitat | en_US |
dc.subject | feeding behavior | en_US |
dc.title | A Review of the Behavioral Ecology of Bottlenose Dolphins in Texas Coastal Waters | en_US |
dc.type | Chapter | en_US |
dc.university | en_US | |
dc.vol-issue | T-3 | en_US |