Ecological niche modeling of Stenella dolphins (Cetartiodactyla: Delphinidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Since the Moreno's et al. (2005) work, no study was done to update the distribution patterns of Stenella dolphins in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Ecological niche modeling was used to redefine the distribution patterns of Stenella dolphins in this area of Atlantic Ocean. Maximum entropy method (Maxent) was employed to generate models using a set of environmental variables as explanatory variables of the location records obtained by sighting...