Sperm whale surface activity from tracking by radio and satellite tags

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1158-1180

  Watkins, William A ^a   Daher, Mary Ann ^a   Dimarzio, Nancy A ^a   Samuels, Amy ^a,b   Wartzok, Douglas ^c   Fristrup, Kurt M ^a,d   Gannon, Damon P ^a   Howey, Paul W ^e   Maiefski, Romaine R ^f  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e MICROWAVE TELEMETRY INC   (United States)

^f Maiefski   (United States)

Author keywords

ARGOS; Diving; Physeter catodon; Radio track; Satellite track; Sperm whale; Surface activity; Telemetry; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTELEMETRY; TRACKING; WHALE;

CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 0032741652     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1999.tb00883.x     Document Type: Article

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