Group size and composition of Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in a coastal insular habitat off southeastern Brazil

The aim of the present study was to describe the size and composition of groups of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Cagarras Archipelago (23°01’S, 43°12’W), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil based on six years of observation (2004 and 2006 to 2010). The group size (n = 51) ranged between...

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Main Authors: Liliane Lodi, Cassiano Monteiro-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-06-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume252/157a164.pdf