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  Sousa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sousa is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil.
Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Spanish and Portuguese historian and poet.
Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa, politician from São Tomé and Príncipe.
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 Sousa teuszii
Sousa teuszii: Atlantic Kumpbacked Dolphin: Sousa teuszii: Atlantic Kumpbacked Dolphin.
Sousa teuszii (Kukenthal, 1892) teuszii (Kukenthal, 1892); Zool.
Sousa, Sousa_teuszii.jpg (81396 byte), Sousa chinensis, Sousa teuszii.
specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/S/Sousa_teuszii.shtml   (3053 words)

  
 Sousa teuszii, Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin at MarineBio.org
Tooth count and vertebrae, along with geographical location, are the major distinguishing characteristics between Sousa teuszii and the Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis.
Sousa teuszii is known to swim more slowly than other species in the Delphinidae family.
Like other dolphin species, the Atlantic humpbacked dolphin, Sousa teuszii, is at risk of being caught in fishing gear, and their proximity to the shoreline causes them to get caught in "anti-shark" nets set up to protect beachgoers.
marinebio.org /species.asp?id=344   (1023 words)

  
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 sousa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Dolphins of the genus Sousa are commonly characterized by a small dorsal fin arising from a distinct ridge, similar to that of a humpback whale.
Sousa teuszii is the Atlantic species of the hump-back dolphin, residing along the west coast of tropical and sub tropical Africa.
The two genera can be distinguished by the rostrum, which is generally longer in Sousa.
www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/sousa.html   (502 words)

  
 Genus Sousa
Leden van deze soort werden ooit onder de genus Sotalia geplaatst, maar sinds kort worden ze gezien als een eigen soort.
In het Oostelijk Halfrond werden ze onder Sousa geplaatst en in het Westelijk Halfrond onder Sotalia.
De taxonomische verschillen tussen deze soort en de Sousa chinensis zijn niet duidelijk, ze zijn bijna identiek aan elkaar.
library.thinkquest.org /17963/genus-Sousa-nl.html   (446 words)

  
 Sousa chinensis, Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin at MarineBio.org
The Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis, is found in tropical and temperate coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans from northern Australia and southern China in the east, through Indonesia, and around the coastal rim of the Indian Ocean to southern Africa.
Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins, Sousa chinensis, feed near the shore on estuarine and reef fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.
The Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin, Sousa chinensis, appears to breed year round and calves are generally born during summer months between December-February.
marinebio.org /species.asp?id=408   (960 words)

  
 Humpback dolphin at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The humpback dolphins are the members of the genus Sousa.
These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the back of adult members of the species.
They are found close to shore along the coast of West Africa (Atlantic species/variety) and right along the coast of the Indian Ocean from South Africa to Australia (Indo-Pacific species/varieties).
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/h/hu/Humpback_dolphin.htm   (329 words)

  
 Genus Sousa
Species of this genus were once classified as Sotalia, but they have recently been separated into a separate genus.
Species in the eastern hemisphere were placed under Sousa, while species in the western hemisphere were put in Sotalia.
The species are commonly known as hump-backed dolphins, since they have a protrusion that supports the dorsal fin.
library.thinkquest.org /17963/genus-Sousa.html   (502 words)

  
 Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin
The genus Sousa is closely related to the genera Steno (rough-toothed dolphin) and Sotalia (tuxuci) (Ross et al, 1994).
There is a wide variety in coloration of this species and the colors may change with age.
Ross, G.J.B., Heinsohn, G.E. and Cockcroft, V.G. Humpback dolphins Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765), Sousa plumbea (G. Cuvier, 1829) and Sousa teuszii (Kukenthal, 1892).
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/jaap/Sousa.htm   (647 words)

  
 Humpback dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The taxonomy of the Sousa genus is complicated and disputed.
As many as five species have been proposed:
Information and photos of humpback dolphins and other cetaceans from Mayumba National Park, in Gabon, Central Africa, the southernmost observation of Atlantic humpback dolphins
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Humpbacked_Dolphin   (414 words)

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