Seasonal variation in the intensity of movements by the estuarine dolphin, Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae), in the North Bay, Santa Catarina Island

The resident population of estuarine dolphins (Sotalia guianensis) in the North Bay, Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil, was studied from September 2001 until July 2003 through periodical boat surveys. Using focal-group and sequential sampling, information such as geographical position and behav...

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Main Authors: Paulo César Simões-Lopes, Leonardo Liberali Wedekin, Fábio Gonçalves Daura-Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2004-05-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume171/a11.pdf