Reproduction and morphology of Central American and Tres Marias spinner dolphins in the eastern tropical Pacific

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• Journal Title:
  Marine Mammal Science
• Personal Author:
  Chivers, Susan J. ; Perryman, Wayne L. ; Lynn, Morgan S.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center)
• Description:
  Four geographic forms of spinner dolphin ( Stenella longirostris ) occur in the eastern tropical Paci fic. Two of the forms are pelagic: the eastern and whitebelly, and two are coastal: the Central American and Tres Marias spinner dolphins. Of these, only the Tres Marias form lacks recognition appropriate for developing management and conservation plans. Vertical aerial photographs of 57 spinner dolphin schools takenbetween 1988 and 2006 were used to examine the range of coastal
• Keywords:
  Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics
• Source:
  Marine Mammal Science, 35(1), 210-233
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12533
• ISSN:
  0824-0469
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Wiley
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Rights Statement:
  This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4b81c09bdeb81e98fa15a54432c749be91b00a8a2b2410f7af89ad85029a99c3
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/52854/noaa_52854_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.72 MB ]