Cetacean strandings along the coast of İzmir bay, Turkey

GÜÇLÜSOY H., Veryeri N., Cirik Ş.

Zoology in the Middle East, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.163-168, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09397140.2004.10638075
  • Dergi Adı: Zoology in the Middle East
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.163-168
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aegean Sea, Delphinus, Stenella, Stranding, Turkey, Tursiops, İzmir Bay
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present paper provides information on the stranding of cetaceans in İzmir Bay, Aegean Sea, between 1992 and 2004. The data were collected opportunistically during sightings and stranding data collection for Monk Seals. A total of 12 cetaceans, namely Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus (n=6), Common Dolphin, Delphinus delphis (n=3), – reported for the first time – and Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, (n=3) were found to be stranded. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.