Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 141-147

  O'Sullivan, Seán ^a,b   Mullin, Keith D ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION RECORDS; MAMMALS; SIGHTINGS; WHALES;

GULF OF MEXICO;

ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 0030958686     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00618.x     Document Type: Article

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