"Porpicide" in California: Killing of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) by coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Between 2007 and 2009, we witnessed three aggressive interactions between harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins in Monterey Bay, California. This is the first time such aggression has been documented in the Pacific, and the first time a harbor porpoise was collected immediately after witnessing i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine mammal science 2012-01, Vol.28 (1), p.E1-E15
Hauptverfasser:	Cotter, Mark P., Maldini, Daniela, Jefferson, Thomas A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aggression attack bottlenose dolphin California harbor porpoise kill Marine Monterey Bay mortality Phocoena phocoena Tursiops truncatus
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