Migration of walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in the Svalbard and Franz Josef Land area

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 769-784

  Wiig, O ^a,b   Gjertz, I ^a   Griffiths, D ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Zoological Museum   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ODOBENUS ROSMARUS;

MIGRATION; MIGRATIONS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SATELLITE TELEMETRY; SATELLITE TRACKINGS; WALRUS;

BARENTS SEA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, FRANZ JOSEF LAND; SVALBARD;

EID: 0029668493     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05429.x     Document Type: Article

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