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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 18 No.2

Dugoročno praćenje samotnog prugastog dupina (Stenella coeruleoalba) u priobalnom području Vinodolskog kanala, sjeverni Jadran

Authors: Nikolina Rako, Draško Holcer, Caterina Maria Fortuna

Authors and affiliation

  • Nikolina Rako Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation, Veli Lošinj, Croatia
  • Draško Holcer Croatian Natural History Museum, Demetrova 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • Caterina Maria Fortuna Institute for Environmental Research and Protection (ISPRA), Rome, Italy

Abstract

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.

Keywords

striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, Vinodolski Channel, sighting, Adriatic Sea

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