Long-distance movement of a lone short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the central Mediterranean Sea
Genov, T.; Bearzi, G.; Bonizzoni, S.; Tempesta, M. (2012). Long-distance movement of a lone short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records 5(9): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267211001163
In: Marine Biodiversity Records. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. e-ISSN 1755-2672, more
While short-beaked common dolphins are often regarded as highly mobile animals, their movements and ranging patterns are poorly known and no long-distance movements have been documented through photo-identification of individuals. We report the long-distance movement of a naturally marked individual, encompassing a minimum of 1000 km across the Ionian and the Adriatic Seas, and the subsequent behaviour and site fidelity of the same individual, in association with a calf, in and around the commercial port of Monfalcone, northern Adriatic Sea. This is the longest documented movement for any individual of this species, worldwide.
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Genov, T., G. Bearzi, S. Bonizzoni and M. Tempesta. 2012. Long-distance movement of a lone short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in the central Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records. 5: e9. doi:10.1017/S1755267211001163, more
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