Localization of North Atlantic right whale sounds in the Bay of Fundy using a sonobuoy array

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 708-723

  Laurinolli, Marjo H ^a   Hay, Alex E ^a   Desharnais, Francine ^b   Taggart, Christopher T ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bay of Fundy; Eubalaena glacialis; Localization; Right whale; Sonobuoys

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; DETECTION METHOD; HYDROPHONE; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142136125     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01126.x     Document Type: Article

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