Satellite-monitored movements of the northern right whale

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1393-1405

  Mate, Bruce R ^a   Nieukirk, Sharon L ^a,c   Kraus, Scott D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bay of Fundy; Eubalaena glacialis; Gulf of Maine; Habitat; Marine mammals; Radiotracking; Right whale; Satellite imagery; Satellite telemetry; Whale

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED MAMMAL; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE TRACKING;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC; BAY OF FUNDY;

ANIMALIA; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; LANES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031416205     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802143     Document Type: Article

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