Geographic variation in South Pacific humpback whale songs

Behaviour

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Helweg, David A ^d   Cato, Douglas H ^a   Jenkins, Peter F ^e   Garrigue, Claire ^b   McCauley, Robert D ^c  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Naval Command   (United States)

^e NONE

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EID: 0032346805     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853998793066438     Document Type: Article

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