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Movements of the rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) in Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2012

Liliane Lodi ,
Rodrigo Hipolito Tardin Oliveira ,
Luciana Duarte Figueiredo  and
Sheila Marino Simão
Liliane Lodi*
Affiliation:
Projeto Golfinho-Flíper/Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428, Casa 32, 22763-010, Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Rodrigo Hipolito Tardin Oliveira
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bioacústica e Ecologia de Cetáceos, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Instituto de Florestas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Programa de pós graduação em Ecologia e Evolução, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Luciana Duarte Figueiredo
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bioacústica e Ecologia de Cetáceos, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Instituto de Florestas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Programa de pós graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Sheila Marino Simão
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bioacústica e Ecologia de Cetáceos, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Instituto de Florestas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: L. Lodi, Projeto Golfinho-Flíper/Instituto Aqualie, Rua Edgard Werneck 428, Casa 32, 22763-010, Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil email: lilodi@uninet.com.br
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Abstract

To verify the movements of the rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) on the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, south-eastern Brazil, we performed a photo-identification comparison between the catalogued individuals of Rio de Janeiro City (22°54′10″S–43°12′27″W) (N = 30) during August and September 2011 and the Cabo Frio region (22°52′46″S–42°01′07″W) (N = 41) during March and August 2011. Two photo-identified individuals from Rio de Janeiro City were resighted in the Cabo Frio region, approximately 119.7 km east of the original Rio de Janeiro sighting and two other individuals identified in the Cabo Frio region were resighted in the Rio de Janeiro City area, approximately 117.0 km west of the original sighting. This study reports the first information about the movements of the species in Brazil within these coastal areas.

Keywords

Steno bredanensisresightingsdisplacementsRio de Janeiro Statesouth-eastern Brazil
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e47
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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