Sperm whales in the Gulf of California: Residency, movements, behavior, and the possible influence of variation in food supply

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-562

  Jaquet, Nathalie ^a   Gendron, Diane ^b   Coakes, Amanda ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dosidicus gigas; Gulf of California; Jumbo squid; Movements; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whales

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; WHALE;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; DOSIDICUS GIGAS; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038267380     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01320.x     Document Type: Article

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