Author: Ross, G.J.B.
Title: Annals of the Cape Provincial Museums. Volume 11. Part 9. The Taxonomy of Bottlenosed Dolphins Tursiops Species in South African Waters, with Notes on Their Biology.
Description: Cape Provincial Museum, Albany Museum, Grahamstown, Natural History. Volume 11. Part 9. 29th April 1977. Stapled wraps, p.135-p.194. illustrated, 184mm wide x 240mm high. New unread copy. Material and data from 58 specimens of Tursiops from South African waters were examined. It was shown that two forms of Tursiops are present in these waters, Tursiops Truncatus Montagu and Tursips Aduncus Ehrenberg. The available data on growth, reproduction, food and feeding behaviour, parasites, diseases, injuries and mortality are given for South African Tursiops Aduncus.

Keywords: albany museum grahamstown eastern cape cape provincial museum ichyology south southern africa african marine biology mammals cetaceae


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