Variation of age and total length in Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénéden, 1864) (Cetacea, Delphinidae), on the coast of Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Variation of age and total length in Sotalia guianensis (Van Bénéden, 1864) (Cetacea, Delphinidae), on the coast of Espírito Santo state, Brazil

Abstract Variations of age and total length of Sotalia guianensis from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, were evaluated. Specimens were found stranded. Age and total length of 44 Guiana dolphins were assessed based on tooth analysis. Age varied between 0.5 year and 33 years (mean = 8.23 years). M...

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Main Authors: J. Y. Lima, A. P. M. Carvalho, C. T. Azevedo, L. A. Barbosa, L. S. Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
Guiana dolphin
age
total length
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016005123102&lng=en&tlng=en

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