Migratory timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central north Pacific varies with age, sex and reproductive status

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 981-1001

  Craig, Alison S ^a,c   Herman, Louis M ^a,b   Gabriele, Christine M ^a,d   Pack, Adam A ^a,b  

^a Kewalo Basin Mar Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b Dolphin Institute   (United States)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Glacier Bay National Park   (United States)

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EID: 0346307151     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903322589605     Document Type: Article

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