Patterns of recent marine mammal strandings along the upper Texas coast.
| dc.acquisition-src | en_US | |
| dc.call-no | Acc# 2404 | en_US |
| dc.contract-no | en_US | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jones, S.C., III. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Cetus. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-02-15T16:56:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-02-15T16:56:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1987 | en_US |
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| dc.description | p. 10-14. | en_US |
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| dc.description.abstract | From October 1980 through 20 May 1987, there have been 208 stranded marine mammals reported in the Galveston region of the Texas coast. Of these, 90.4% were bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 5% were stenellid dolphins, 2.4% were kogiid whales, and there was one each of roughtooth dolphin (Steno bredanensis), false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), and Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus). Stenellids stranded most often during April-July, and kogiid strandings usually occurred during November-January. Tursiops strongly exhibited bi-modal seasonality, with the principle peak during February-March (63.2%) and a minor peak during November-December (18.1%) with no Tursiops strandings during July or August. Virtually all age-classes of Tursiops are represented in these data. Although a wide size range exists among physically mature Tursiops, these strandings provide a clear description of size at birth and early growth of local stocks of this species. Causes and contributory factors of strandings included calf-birth, shark attack, disease, and man- induced injuries. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htm | en_US |
| dc.geo-code | Texas coast | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20183 | |
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| dc.location | GBIC Collection file room | en_US |
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| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2404.00 | en_US |
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| dc.scale | en_US | |
| dc.series | en_US | |
| dc.subject | stranding | en_US |
| dc.subject | bottlenose dolphin | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tursiops truncatus | en_US |
| dc.subject | kogiid whales | en_US |
| dc.subject | roughtooth dolphin | en_US |
| dc.subject | Steno bredanensis | en_US |
| dc.subject | false killer whale | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pseudorca crassidens | en_US |
| dc.subject | Florida manatee | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trichechus manatus | en_US |
| dc.title | Patterns of recent marine mammal strandings along the upper Texas coast. | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.university | en_US | |
| dc.vol-issue | 7(2) | en_US |