Historical Population Characteristics of Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Hudson Bay

Arctic

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 283-292

  Reeves, Randall R ^a   Cosens, Susan E ^b  

^a Okapi Wildlife Associates Canada   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale; Foxe basin; Hudson bay; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL RECORD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; WHALE; WHALING;

CANADA;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 0142229586     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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