First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf
Commerson’s Dolphins Cephalorhynchus commersonii are distributed in two disjunct populations, one around southern South America and the other around the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. These populations have been shown to be morphologically and genetically distinct and movement between the two popu...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/153279 2023-05-15T13:51:04+02:00 First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf de Bruyn, P.J.N. Hofmeyr, G.J.G. de Villiers, M.S. 2016-03-16 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/153279 eng eng NISC (Pty) Ltd http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/153279/142868 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/153279 The copyright belongs to the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. African Zoology; Vol 41, No 1 (2006); 131-133 2224-073X 1562-7020 Cephalorhynchus commersonii vagrant distribution South Africa info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2016 ftjafricanj 2017-03-19T01:02:06Z Commerson’s Dolphins Cephalorhynchus commersonii are distributed in two disjunct populations, one around southern South America and the other around the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. These populations have been shown to be morphologically and genetically distinct and movement between the two populations is unlikely. We report on the sighting of a single specimen over the South African continental shelf on 13 November 2004. To our knowledge this is the first record of this species in South African waters and such a vast distance (over 4000 km) from the known distribution limits.Keywords: Cephalorhynchus commersonii, vagrant, distribution, South Africa Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Kerguelen Islands AJOL - African Journals Online Antarctic Kerguelen Kerguelen Islands |
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Cephalorhynchus commersonii vagrant distribution South Africa de Bruyn, P.J.N. Hofmeyr, G.J.G. de Villiers, M.S. First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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Commerson’s Dolphins Cephalorhynchus commersonii are distributed in two disjunct populations, one around southern South America and the other around the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. These populations have been shown to be morphologically and genetically distinct and movement between the two populations is unlikely. We report on the sighting of a single specimen over the South African continental shelf on 13 November 2004. To our knowledge this is the first record of this species in South African waters and such a vast distance (over 4000 km) from the known distribution limits.Keywords: Cephalorhynchus commersonii, vagrant, distribution, South Africa |
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de Bruyn, P.J.N. Hofmeyr, G.J.G. de Villiers, M.S. |
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de Bruyn, P.J.N. Hofmeyr, G.J.G. de Villiers, M.S. |
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de Bruyn, P.J.N. |
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First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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First record of a vagrant Commerson’s dolphin, Cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern African continental shelf |
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first record of a vagrant commerson’s dolphin, cephalorhynchus commersonii, at the southern african continental shelf |
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2016 |
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Antarctic Kerguelen Kerguelen Islands |
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Antarctic Kerguelen Kerguelen Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Kerguelen Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Kerguelen Islands |
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African Zoology; Vol 41, No 1 (2006); 131-133 2224-073X 1562-7020 |
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/153279/142868 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/az/article/view/153279 |
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