Evidence of a small, island-associated population of common bottlenose dolphins in the Mariana Islands
Karen K. Martien,
Marie C. Hill,
Frederick I. Archer
et al.
Abstract:Small, island-associated populations of cetaceans have evolved around numerous oceanic islands, likely due to habitat discontinuities between nearshore and offshore waters. However, little is known about the ecology and structure of cetacean populations around the Mariana Islands, a remote archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean. We present sighting, photo-identification, and genetic data collected during twelve years of surveys around these islands that reveal the existence of a small, island-associated popu… Show more
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