Female southern right whales Eubalanena australis: Are there reproductive benefits associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa?

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 269, Issue , 2004, Pages 289-295

  Elwen, Simon H ^a,b   Best, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age; Calving interval; Environmental factors; Eubalaena australis; Reproductive success; Social structure; Stranding

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WHALE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; EUBALANENA AUSTRALIS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1942477553     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps269289     Document Type: Article

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