Site fidelity, associations, and movements of Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville's (Mesoplodon densirostris) beaked whales off the island of Hawai'i

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 666-687

  McSweeney, Daniel J ^a   Baird, Robin W ^b   Mahaffy, Sabre D ^a,b  

^a Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^b CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

Association patterns; Hawai'i; Site fidelity; Social organization; Ziphiidae

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CETACEAN; GROUP SIZE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SITE FIDELITY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WHALE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; MESOPLODON DENSIROSTRIS; ZIPHIIDAE; ZIPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS;

EID: 34250372976     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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