Natura Croatica, Vol. 7 No. 3, 1998.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Unusual sighting of a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Kvarnerić, Northern Adriatic sea
Giovanni Bearzi
; Tethys Research Institute, viale G.B. Gadio 2, 20121 Milano, Italy
Caterina Maria Fortuna
; Tethys Research Institute, viale G.B. Gadio 2, 20121 Milano, Italy
Giuseppe Notabartolo di Sciara
; Tethys Research Institute, viale G.B. Gadio 2, 20121 Milano, Italy
Sažetak
An adult striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, was encountered east of the island of Lošinj on 6 May 1996, and observed from a small inflatable boat for 5 hours. The only cetacean species that has been consistently observed in the Northern Adriatic Sea in the last decades is the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus.
Occasional reports of striped dolphins in the Central and Northern Adriatic Sea may simply reflect the occurrence of stray individuals, but the fact that such observations have only occurred recently might be indicative of a progressive extension of the striped dolphin's range, as has been reported for other Mediterranean areas.
Ključne riječi
Striped dolphin; Stenella coeruleoalba; Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea; ecology; behaviour
Hrčak ID:
59628
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.1998.
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