Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) habitat utilization and prey species off Vancouver Island, B.C.

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 692-720

  Darling, James D ^a   Keogh, Kathleen E ^a   Steeves, Tammy E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eschrichtius robustus; Feeding patterns; Gray whale; Habitat; Oil; Prey; Vancouver Island

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; WHALE;

(NORTHEAST); BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

ACANTHOMYSIS; AMPELISCA; AMPHIPODA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ATYLUS; ATYLUS BOREALIS; CALLIANASSA; CALLIANASSA CALIFORNIENSIS; CALLIANASSIDAE; CANCER MAGISTER; CETACEA; CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA PALLASI; DECAPODA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; HOLMESIMYSIS; HOLMESIMYSIS SCULPTA; MEGALOPS; MYSIDACEA; MYSIDAE; NEOMYSIS RAYII; NEOTRYPAEA CALIFORNIENSIS; PACHYCHELES; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0031685548     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00757.x     Document Type: Article

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