Photographic identification of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus): Sources of heterogeneity from natural marks

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 76-93

  Gowans, S ^a   Whitehead, H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Hyperoodon ampullatus; Mark recapture; Northern bottlenose whale; Photo identification; Scarring

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; WHALE;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA; THE GULLY;

HYPEROODON AMPULLATUS;

EID: 0035169161     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2001.tb00981.x     Document Type: Article

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