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Bottlenose dolphins of San Luis Pass, Texas
occurrencs patterns, site fidelity, and habitat use
(COAS) were calculated for all individuals identified more
(Gulf). Group sizes ranged from I to 29 with a median of
10.5 and mean of I 1.0 ( ︢SD 8.37). A significant difference
1995-96 were present in 1990, suggesting that some dolphins
3.74). A seasonal calving peak occurred between late March
a 12-month (1995-96) study of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops
affiliates for Bay animals ranged from I 46, with an overall
and mid-July. Distribution shifted from Chocolate Bay in the
animals were resighted in Galveston Bay, an indication of
area in 1990. Fourteen of 71 (19.7%) animals identified in
assess the potential impact of humans and industry on this
Boat-based photo-identification surveys were conducted during
coastal movements between study sites. Results were compared
compared to photographs taken during weekly surveys of
exhibit longterm site fidelity to this area. To investigate
Galveston Bay (approximately 48 km away) in 1995. Three
Groups containing calves (mean = 14.9 ︢SD 7.29) were
identified, including 37 residents (Bay) and 34 transients
in group size by season was documented, with largest and
indices between residents (median = 0.455). COAs for known
located at the northeastern end of Galveston Island, to
male pairs were among the highest recorded. During all
mean of 33.27 ( ︢SD 9.904). Coefficients of association
movement patterns, dolphins identified in San Luis Pass were
observed behavior. Individuals identified during this study
of Galveston Island. Seventy-one individuals were
relatively undisturbed area located at the southwestern end
seasons except spring, feeding was the most frequently
significantly larger than non-calf groups (mean = 3.3 ︢SD
smallest groups present during spring and fall, respectively.
summer to the Gulf of Mexico during winter. Number of
than five times, resulting in relatively high association
to previous findings from Galveston Bay, an industrial area
truncatus, in San Luis Pass/Chocolate Bay, Texas, a
were compared with 63 individuals identified in the study
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