Seasonal distribution of white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in UK waters with new information on diet and habitat use

@article{Canning2008SeasonalDO,
  title={Seasonal distribution of white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in UK waters with new information on diet and habitat use},
  author={Sarah Jane Canning and M. Bego{\~n}a Santos and Robert J. Reid and Peter G. H. Evans and Richard C. Sabin and Nick Bailey and Graham J. Pierce},
  journal={Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom},
  year={2008},
  volume={88},
  pages={1159 - 1166}
}
  • S. J. Canning, M. Santos, G. Pierce
  • Published 29 July 2008
  • Environmental Science
  • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
The white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris, is commonly found throughout the North Sea and shelf waters of the North Atlantic. Little is known about the behaviour and ecology of this species, especially in British coastal waters. In this paper we present details of the seasonal and geographical distribution of white-beaked dolphins around the UK, along with new information on their diet and habitat use. Analysis of historical stranding records show a segregation of the sexes, with a… 
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