Distribution patterns of small cetaceans in Galician waters

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 283-294

  Lopez A ^a,b   Pierce, G J ^c   Valeiras, X ^b   Santos, M B ^c   Guerra, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b CEMMA ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; CORYPHAENIDAE; DELPHINIDAE; DELPHINUS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; GLOBICEPHALA MELAS; GRAMPUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042302586     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009166h     Document Type: Article

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