The distribution and numbers of Bowhead Whales, Balaena mysticetus, in Northern Foxe Basin in 1994

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 381-388

  Cosens, S E ^a   Qamukaq, T ^b   Parker, B ^c   Dueck, L P ^a   Anardjuak, B ^c  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Igloolik Hunters and Trappers Org   (Canada)

^c Govt of the Northwest Territories ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead Whale; Distribution; Eastern Canadian Arctic; Foxe Basin; Numbers

Indexed keywords

BALAENA MYSTICETUS;

AERIAL SURVEY; BOWHEAD WHALE; BOWHEAD WHALES; DISTRIBUTION; MAMMALS; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATIONS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION NUMBER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, FOXE BASIN;

EID: 0030609635     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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