Summer and autumn movements and habitat use by belugas in the Canadian High Arctic and adjacent areas

Arctic

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-222

  Richard, P R ^a   Heide Jorgensen M P ^a   Orr, J R ^a   Dietz, R ^a   Smith, T G ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; Dive recording; High Arctic; North Water; Satellite linked tracking; Swimming speed

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CETACEAN; HABITAT USE; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT;

CANADA; HIGH ARCTIC;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS; LEUCAS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035212235     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic782     Document Type: Article

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