Summer social distribution of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 675-680

  Drouot, Violaine ^a,b,c   Gannier, Alexandre ^a,b   Goold, John C ^c  

^a Ctr de Rech sur les Cetaces   (France)

^b GREC   (France)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; AGGREGATION; GROUP SIZE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WHALE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MACROCEPHALUS; MAMMALIA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 3042562294     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404009749h     Document Type: Review

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