Segregation of migration by feeding ground origin in North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-237

  Stevick, Peter T ^a   Allen, Judith ^b   Bérubé, Martine ^c   Clapham, Phillip J ^d   Katona, Steven K ^b   Larsen, Finn ^e   Lien, Jon ^f   Mattila, David K ^g   Palsbøll, Per J ^c   Robbins, Jooke ^g   Sigurjónsson, Jóhann ^h   Smith, Tim D ^d   Øien, Nils ⁱ   Hammond, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Policy and Design   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e Greenland Institute for Natural Resources   (Greenland)

^f MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^g CENTER FOR COASTAL STUDIES   (United States)

^h MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Breeding grounds; Feeding grounds; Megaptera novaeangliae; Migration; Segregation

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; FEEDING GROUND; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0037335366     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003151     Document Type: Article

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