On behalf of coauthors, I am very pleased to announce the publication of the following article:
Bolaños-Jiménez, J., Castro-Pérez, Herrera-Trujillo, O., Oviedo, L., Palacios, D., Sánchez-Criollo; L., Puerto, M.F., Sifontes, L., Silva-Hernández, M.G. and Villarroel-Marín, A. The Presence of Long-Beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus spp.) off Central-Western Venezuela". Anartia, 25 (2013): 32 - 46. PDF available upon request to my email address: megapte...@yahoo.com. I have also uploaded it to my pages in Researchgate and Academy. Below the abstract "The common dolphin (genus Delphinus) is regularly found in regions with upwelling-modified waters. The “Venezuelan stock” of the common dolphin is documented to occur in north-eastern Venezuelan waters, particularly in the “Eastern Upwelling” eco-region. Records of Delphinus for other eco-regions of Venezuela are extremely sparse. Information was compiled from three independent cetacean studies conducted during 2009-2011 in the states of Aragua (Central Coast eco-region), Miranda (Unare-Píritu eco-region) and Zulia (Gulf of Venezuela eco-region), respectively. Fourteen records of Delphinus were compiled for this study: 10 sightings (71,5%) off the coast of Aragua State; two (14,3%) off Miranda State; as well as one sighting (7,1%) and one stranding (7,1%) in the Gulf of Venezuela. Records in the states of Miranda and Zulia were related to upwelling-modified waters. We found no evidence of upwelling in waters off Aragua State (71,5% of the records). Keywords: Common dolphin, Delphinus, distribution, Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, coastal upwelling". with warm regards, Jaime Bolaños-Jiménez
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