An 'acoustic niche' for Antarctic killer whale and leopard seal sounds

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1351-1357

  Mossbridge, Julia A ^a,b   Thomas, Jeanette A ^c  

^a Marine Mammalogy Department   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; FELIDAE; HYDRURGA LEPTONYX; ORCINUS ORCA; PANTHERA PARDUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032694465     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00897.x     Document Type: Note

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