Increased harassment of right whales (Eubalaena australis) by kelp gulls (Larus dominicanus) at Peninsula Valdes, Argentina

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-115

  Rowntree, V J ^a   Mcguinness, P ^b   Marshall, K ^b   Payne, R ^b   Sironi, M ^b   Seger, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Whale Conservation Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Eubalaena australis; Harassment; Kelp gull; Larus dominicanus; Peninsula Valdes; Southern right whale

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE RESPONSE; HARASSMENT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MOTHER-CALF PAIR; SEABIRD; WHALE;

ARGENTINA; PENINSULA VALDES;

EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; LARUS DOMINICANUS;

EID: 0031961817     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00693.x     Document Type: Article

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