Winter sighting of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Yakutat-Disenchantment Bay, Alaska

Arctic

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 411-412

  Hubbard, Joel D ^a   Hansen, Donald J ^a   Mahoney, Barbara A ^b  

^a MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beluga whale; Delphinapterus leucas; Gulf of Alaska; Winter distribution; Yakutat Bay

Indexed keywords

SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

UNITED STATES;

DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 0033367286     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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