Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, vocalizations from the waters off central California

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-195

  Rivers, Julie A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera musculus; blue whale; calls; central California; geographic variation; North Pacific; vocalizations

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS;

BLUE WHALE; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MAMMALS; VOCALIZATION BEHAVIOUR;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0030619255     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00626.x     Document Type: Article

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