Diet of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 419-437

  Dunham, Jason S ^a   Duffus, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Clayoquot Sound; Cryptomya; Diet; Eschrichtius robustus; Ghost shrimp; Gray whale; Mysids; Porcelain crab larvae

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; WHALE;

CANADA;

AMPELISCA AGASSIZI; AMPELISCA CAREYI; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; HOLMESIMYSIS SCULPTA; PACHYCHDES RUDIS;

EID: 0036232738     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2002.tb01046.x     Document Type: Article

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