Changes in winter destinations and the northernmost record of southeastern pacific humpback whales

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 189-196

  Flórez González, Lilián ^a,b   Capelía A , Juan ^a,c   Haase, Ben ^d   Bravo, Gustavo A ^a   Félix, Fernando ^d   Gerrodette, Tim ^e  

^a Fundacion Yubarta Valle del Cauca   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^c Un Océano   (Chile)

^d FEMM   (Ecuador)

^e SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 2642681653     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00707.x     Document Type: Article

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