Movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Japan to British Columbia and return

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Darling, J D ^a   Calambokidis, J ^b   Balcomb, K C ^c   Bloedel, P ^c   Flynn, K ^b   Mochizuki, A ^d   Mori, K ^e   Sato, F ^e   Suganuma, H ^e   Yamaguchi, M ^e  

^a West Coast Whale Research Foundation   (Canada)

^b Cascadia Research   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR WHALE RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Espaaru Building 401   (Japan)

^e Ogasawara Marine Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE; FIRST RECORDS; MIGRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA; JAPAN;

EID: 0029751280     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00577.x     Document Type: Article

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