Relationship between the distribution of euphausiids and baleen whales in the Antarctic (35°E - 145°W)

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-145

  Murase, Hiroto ^a   Matsuoka, Koji ^a   Ichii, Taro ^b   Nishiwaki, Shigetoshi ^a  

^a Institute of Cetacean Research   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CETACEA; EUPHAUSIACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MYSTICETI; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0036931574     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100321     Document Type: Article

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