The Ecology, Population Characteristics and Conservation Efforts for Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on their wintering grounds in the coastal waters of Gabon;Écologie, caractéristiques démographiques et efforts de conservation visant le rorqual à bosse (Megaptera novaeangliae) dans son aire d'hivernage des eaux côtières du Gabon

Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington

Volumn , Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Rosenbaum, Howard ^a   Collins, Tim ^a  

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CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 33645764682     PISSN: 00970298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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