Are solar activity and sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus strandings around the North Sea related?

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 319-327

  Vanselow, Klaus Heinrich ^a   Ricklefs, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geomagnetic storms; North Sea; Solar cycles; Sperm whale strandings; Sun spots

Indexed keywords

STRANDING; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MACROCEPHALUS; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 17444365119     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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