Monitoring the movements of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) with satellite telemetry

Marine Biology

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-322

  Read, A J ^a   Westgate, A J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARBOUR PORPOISE; HARBOUR PORPOISES; MOVEMENT; SATELLITE TELEMETRY; SEASONALITY;

BAY OF FUNDY; GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 2642688640     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050251     Document Type: Article

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