Distribution and relative abundance of sperm whales in relation to key environmental features, squid landings and the distribution of other cetacean species in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 591-601

  Jaquet, N ^a   Gendron, D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREY AVAILABILITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DOSIDICUS GIGAS; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0036933775     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0839-0     Document Type: Article

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