Observations of blue whales feeding in Antarctic waters

Polar Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-215

  Corkeron, Peter J ^a   Ensor, Paul ^b   Matsuoka, Koji ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RD1 ^*  (New Zealand)

^c Institute of Cetacean Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; WHALE;

ANTARCTICA;

BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS;

EID: 0032821720     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050412     Document Type: Article

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