Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia
"This study assessed aspects of the status of three species of coastal dolphin – the Australian snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni), the recently described Australian humpback (Sousa sahulensis) and bottlenose (either or both Tursiops truncatus or T. aduncus) – in coastal waters of the Northern Territ...
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ftterritoryanzac:oai:www.territorystories.nt.gov.au:10070/299191 2023-05-15T17:03:33+02:00 Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia Palmer, Carol 2018-05-09T21:59:26Z x, 165 leaves : colour illustrations, colour maps 30 cm. application/pdf. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10070/299191 English eng Publisher not known Place not known Thesis (Ph.D.) - Charles Darwin University E-Publications E-Books http://hdl.handle.net/10070/299191 Made available by the Northern Territory Library via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT). Check within Publication or with content Publisher. Dolphin species Marine environment Biodiversity Taxonomy and distribution Report 2018 ftterritoryanzac 2019-08-12T22:50:26Z "This study assessed aspects of the status of three species of coastal dolphin – the Australian snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni), the recently described Australian humpback (Sousa sahulensis) and bottlenose (either or both Tursiops truncatus or T. aduncus) – in coastal waters of the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. Serendipitously, I also considered aspects of the status and distribution of the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), a delphinid species that uses NT coastal waters to a much greater extent than was previously known." - Abstract General introduction -- Analysis of mitochondrial DNA clarifies the taxonomy and distribution of the Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) in northern Australian waters -- Collation and review of sightings and distribution of three coastal dolphin species in waters of the Northern Territory, Australia -- Estimates of abundance and apparent survival of coastal dolphins in Port Essington harbour, Northern Territory, Australia -- False Killer Whales Pseudorca crassidens: regular visitors to Port Essington and Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory, Australia -- A preliminary study of movement patterns of the false killer-whale Pseudorca crassidens in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia -- Integration, conclusions and conservation implications -- Appendix 1 Multiple lines of evidence for an Australasian geographic boundary in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis): population or species divergence? -- Appendix 2 Nuclear and mitochondrial patterns of population structure in North Pacific false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) -- Appendix 3 First report of a lacaziosis-like disease (LLD) observed in the Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles Darwin University. Report Killer Whale Territory Stories (Northern Territory Government, Australia) Pacific Port Essington ENVELOPE(-129.969,-129.969,54.150,54.150) |
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"This study assessed aspects of the status of three species of coastal dolphin – the Australian snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni), the recently described Australian humpback (Sousa sahulensis) and bottlenose (either or both Tursiops truncatus or T. aduncus) – in coastal waters of the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. Serendipitously, I also considered aspects of the status and distribution of the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), a delphinid species that uses NT coastal waters to a much greater extent than was previously known." - Abstract General introduction -- Analysis of mitochondrial DNA clarifies the taxonomy and distribution of the Australian snubfin dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) in northern Australian waters -- Collation and review of sightings and distribution of three coastal dolphin species in waters of the Northern Territory, Australia -- Estimates of abundance and apparent survival of coastal dolphins in Port Essington harbour, Northern Territory, Australia -- False Killer Whales Pseudorca crassidens: regular visitors to Port Essington and Darwin Harbour in the Northern Territory, Australia -- A preliminary study of movement patterns of the false killer-whale Pseudorca crassidens in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia -- Integration, conclusions and conservation implications -- Appendix 1 Multiple lines of evidence for an Australasian geographic boundary in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis): population or species divergence? -- Appendix 2 Nuclear and mitochondrial patterns of population structure in North Pacific false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) -- Appendix 3 First report of a lacaziosis-like disease (LLD) observed in the Australian Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Charles Darwin University. |
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Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia |
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Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia |
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Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia |
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Conservation biology of dolphins in coastal waters of the Northern Territory, Australia |
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