Status Report on the Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Truncatus, in Canada

• Author(s): Robin William Baird, Pam Joyce Stacey, Eric L. Walters,
• Publisher: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada = Comité sur le statut des espèces menacées de disparition au Canada
• Pages: 43
• Language: en

Description:... The Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus, is distributed worldwide in warm temperature and tropical waters. This report reviews the general biology, worldwide status and management of this species, with special reference to its status in Canadian waters. The report derives information from both currently accepted forms and previous species designations, and the wide range in many characters reflects both intra- and inter-population variability.