Composition and possible function of social groupings of southern right whales in South African waters

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1469-1494

  Best, Peter B ^a   Schaeff, C M ^b   Reeb, Desray ^a   Palsbøll, Per J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0942291536     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903771980675     Document Type: Article

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