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- Title
Preliminary sex differentiation of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins ( Sousa chinensis) in the Pearl River estuary and eastern Taiwan Strait using scarring of dorsal fins.
- Authors
Wright, Katherine A.; Wang, John Y.; Hung, Samuel K.; Riehl, Kimberly N.; Yang, Shih Chu; White, Bradley N.
- Abstract
The article reports on sex differentiation of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins in Taiwan Strait and Pearl River estuary in China using dorsal fins. Topics mentioned include the importance of sex determination in species to study the behavior and mating systems, develop survivorship curves, and estimate mortality rates, the identification of sex through DNA analysis, and the promotion of dolphins health.
- Subjects
SEXING of animals; SOUSA; DNA analysis; DOLPHINS; MARINE mammal mortality; HEALTH; BEHAVIOR
- Publication
Marine Mammal Science, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 3, p926
- ISSN
0824-0469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/mms.12402