Factor associated variations in the home range of a resident Adriatic common bottlenose dolphin population.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 124(1): 234-244, 2017 Nov 15.
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ABSTRACT
This study investigates the influence of the most dominant factors (association patterns, gender, natal philopatry and anthropogenic pressure) on the home range size of the 44 most resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) inhabiting the waters of the Cres-Losinj archipelago (north Adriatic Sea, Croatia), a recently declared NATURA 2000 SCI. Results show that variations in home range patterns (MCP, 95% KDE and 50% KDE home range size) among the individual resident dolphins are primarily related to differences in gender and reflect the way in which different genders respond to external stressors. In addition, results confirm the seasonal influence of nautical tourism on both female and male dolphins through changes in their home range sizes. The overall results improve current knowledge of the main anthropogenic threats that should be taken into consideration when developing conservation measures to be applied to this Cres and Losinj SCI.
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Golfinho Nariz-de-Garrafa
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Europa
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En
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Mar Pollut Bull
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2017
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Article