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Examining the viability of dorsal fin pigmentation for individual identification of poorly-marked delphinids

Dolphin photo-identification has traditionally relied only on distinctive markings on the dorsal fin—this is problematic for delphinids whose populations exhibit a low mark ratio. We used common dolphins (genus Delphinus) as a model species to assess the viability of using pigmentation for photo-ide...

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Autores principales: Pawley, M. D. M., Hupman, K. E., Stockin, K. A., Gilman, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6105684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30135455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30842-7