How spatial and temporal scales influence understanding of Sperm Whale distribution: A review

Mammal Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-65

  Jaquet, Nathalie ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL/TEMPORAL SCALES;

EID: 0029667235     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.1996.tb00146.x     Document Type: Review

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