Movements of resident killer whales in southeastern Alaska and Prince William Sound, Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 469-475

  Matkin, Craig O ^a   Matkin, Dena R ^b   Ellis, Graeme M ^c   Saulitis, Eva ^a   Mcsweeney, Daniel ^d  

^a North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^b Glacier Bay National Park   (United States)

^c PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE;

EID: 0031010153     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00653.x     Document Type: Review

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