Density-dependent habitat selection and the modeling of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) exploitation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 223-230

  Whitehead, Hal ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MOVEMENT PATTERN; SIMULATION MODEL;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION MODELING; WHALE;

PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS;

EID: 0034126344     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-227     Document Type: Article

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