Male humpback whale dies in competitive group

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 861-873

  Pack, Adam A ^a,b   Salden, Dan R ^c,d   Ferrari, Mark J ^e   Glockner Ferrari, Debbie A ^e   Herman, Louis M ^a,b   Stubbs, Harrison A ^f   Straley, Janice M ^g  

^a Dolphin Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^d Center for Whale Studies ^*  (United States)

^e Center for Whale Studies   (United States)

^f Hawaii Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0031710083     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00771.x     Document Type: Article

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