Natura Croatica, Vol. 18 No. 2, 2009.
Kratko priopćenje
Long-term inshore observation of a solitary striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, in the Vinodol Channel, Northern Adriatic Sea (Croatia)
Nikolina Rako
orcid.org/0000-0001-5385-653X
; Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, Veli Lošinj, Croatia
Draško Holcer
orcid.org/0000-0002-7989-0936
; Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb, Croatia
Caterina Maria Fortuna
; Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA), Rome, Italy
Sažetak
The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is not a common cetacean species in the northern Adriatic Sea. Its presence is generally related to deeper offshore areas beyond the continental shelf. Despite this fact, the analysis of data collected over the past 5 years indicates unusual site fidelity of a single individual in the relatively shallow Vinodol Channel of the northern Croatian Adriatic Sea. Summarizing the available data on its recent occurrence, this paper contributes to the current limited knowledge on striped dolphin presence and associations not only in this region.
Ključne riječi
striped dolphin; Stenella coeruleoalba; Vinodolski Channel; sighting; Adriatic Sea
Hrčak ID:
45325
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2009.
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