Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 1

Humpback Dolphins (Sousa spp.): Current Status and Conservation, Part 1 is part of Advances in Marine Biology, a series that has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 — more than 50 years of outstanding coverage from a reference that is well known for its contents and editing.

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1. Humpback Dolphins: A Brief Introduction to the Genus Sousa

Thomas A. Jefferson and Barbara E. Curry

2. Humpback Dolphin (Genus Sousa) Behavioural Responses to Human Activities

Sarah Piwetz, David Lundquist and Bernd Würsig

3. Re-Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, Sousa teuszii (Kükenthal, 1892) Using the IUCN Red List Criteria

Tim Collins

4. A Review of the Geographical Distribution and Habitat of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin (Sousa teuszii)

Caroline R. Weir and Tim Collins

5. Assessment of the Conservation Status of the Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin (Sousa plumbea) using the IUCN Red List Criteria

Gill T. Braulik, Ken Findlay, Salvatore Cerchio and Robert Baldwin

6. The Natural History and Conservation of Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins (Sousa plumbea) in South African Waters

Stephanie Plön, Victor G. Cockcroft and William P. Froneman

7. Ecology and Conservation Status of Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins (Sousa plumbea) in Madagascar

Salvatore Cerchio, Norbert Andrianarivelo and Boris Andrianantenaina

8. A Review of the Status of the Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in Pakistan

Muhammad Shoaib Kiani and Koen Van Waerebeek

9. Humpback Dolphins (Genus Sousa) in India: An Overview of Status and Conservation Issues Dipani Sutaria, Divya Panicker, Ketki Jog, Mihir Sule, Rahul Muralidharan and Isha Bopardikar