MEBIN- Title
- MMC-00003 : Cetacean Diversity and Mixed-Species Associations off Southern Sr...
- Abstract
Sri Lanka, in the northern Indian Ocean island, has a relatively narrow continental shelf and an abundance of cetacean fauna in her waters. A few vessel surveys have produced data on cetacean occurrence off the east and west coast but no similar data exists for the south. To fill this data gap vessel-based transects were carried out in 2008/2009 off a selected segment of the south coast. A high sighting rate was recorded and nine species were documented: Balaenoptera musculus, Balaenopter...
- Publication Date
- Sept. 28, 2017, 1:25 a.m.
- Keywords
- Stenella longirostris , Orcinus orca , Pseudorca crassidens , Physeter macrocephalus , Balaenoptera musculus , Marine Mammal , Feresa attenuate , Globicephala macrorhyncus , Balaenoptera edeni
- Category
- Marine Mammals
- positional information and services. Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names
- Regions
- M 2 , M 3
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Ilangakoon, Anoukchika D. Cetacean Diversity and Mixed-Species Associations off Southern Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on SEASTAR...
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