A novel behavior observed in humpback whales on wintering grounds at Abrolhos Bank (Brazil)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 694-707

  Morete, Maria E ^a,b   Freitas, Ana ^a   Engel, Marcia H ^a   Pace III, Richard M ^c   Clapham, Phillip J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Bank; Behavior; Breeding ground; Continuous sampling; Humpback whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Scan counts; Shore station; Theodolite tracking

Indexed keywords

POSITIONING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WHALE;

ABROLHOS BANK; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHIA STATE; BRAZIL;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 0142136131     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01125.x     Document Type: Article

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