Behaviour, ecology and impact of tourism on Hector's Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus Hectori) in Porpoise Bay, New Zealand

[摘要] Few studies have integrated research on the ecology and population biology of dolphins with studies of the potential impacts on them. The aims of this study were to: 1) photographically identify the population of Hector;;s dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori) using Porpoise Bay and estimate population size; 2) present a method for testing association patterns of social mammals; 3) assess the social organisation of Hector;;s dolphins in Porpoise Bay; 4) document spatial and temporal habitat utilisation of dolphins in Porpoise Bay; 5) assess the impact of

[发布机构] University of Otago