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Population abundance and habitat utilization of bottlenose dolphins in the Mississippi Sound

  1. Lance J. Miller1,2,*,
  2. Angela D. Mackey1,
  3. Moby Solangi3,
  4. Stan A. Kuczaj II1

Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2278

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Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 145–151, January 2013

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Miller, L. J., Mackey, A. D., Solangi, M. and Kuczaj, S. A. (2013), Population abundance and habitat utilization of bottlenose dolphins in the Mississippi Sound. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst., 23: 145–151. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2278

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  1. 1

    University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, Hattiesburg, MS, USA

  2. 2

    Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, Escondido, CA, USA

  3. 3

    Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Gulfport, MS, USA

*Correspondence to: L. J. Miller, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, California 92027, USA. E-mail: lmiller@sandiegozoo.org

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 JUL 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 9 JUL 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 DEC 2011

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