Stable carbon isotope ratios for the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in the breeding grounds of Baja California Sur, Mexico

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 539, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Caraveo Patiño, Javier ^a   Soto, Luis A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Gray whales; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; ISOTOPES; OSCILLATIONS; OXYGEN;

BIOPSIES; CARBON ISOTOPES; GRAY WHALE; UNDERWATER OBSERVATION;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FEEDING ECOLOGY;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; MAGDALENA BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CETACEA; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS;

EID: 20144365033     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-3370-0     Document Type: Article

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