Population index estimates for the St. Lawrence belugas, 1973-1995

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 508-529

  Kingsley, Michael C S ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; Beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; Numbers; Photographic surveys; Population; St. Lawrence; Surveys; Trend

Indexed keywords

POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SURVEY METHOD; WHALE;

CANADA; QUEBEC; ST LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 0031803875     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00739.x     Document Type: Article

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