Cetacean sightings near South Georgia islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-68

  Rossi Santos, Marcos R ^a   Baracho, Clarêncio ^a   Cipolotti, Sérgio ^a   Marcovaldi, Enrico ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Distribution; South Atlantic Ocean; South Georgia

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CETACEAN; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FEEDING GROUND; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WHALE;

ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SOUTH GEORGIA;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; LAGENORHYNCHUS CRUCIGER; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; MESOPLODON LAYARDII; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 36148943993     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0333-8     Document Type: Article

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