Behavioural observations of foraging minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the outer Moray Firth, north-east Scotland

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-86

  Robinson, Kevin P ^a   Tetley, Michael J ^a,b  

^a Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit CRRU   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; PELAGIC FISH; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SEABIRD; WATER TEMPERATURE; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; MORAY FIRTH; NORTH SEA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALCIDAE; AMMODYTES; AVES; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA; CLUPEIDAE; LARUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; PROCELLARIIDAE; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS; URIA AALGE;

EID: 33847407114     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407054161     Document Type: Article

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