Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) migration and calling behaviour in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, autumn 2001 -04: An acoustic localization study

Arctic

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-270

  Blackwell, Susanna B ^a   Richardson, W J ^b   Greene Jr , C R ^a   Streever, B ^c  

^a Greeneridge Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Autumn; Balaena mysticetus; Beaufort Sea; Bowhead whale; Calls; Diel pattern; Migration

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; AUTUMN; CALLING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISLAND; MIGRATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 35948966388     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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