Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa II: Within bay distribution

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 583-601

  Elwen, Simon H ^a,b   Best, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Distribution; Environmental factors; Eubalaena australis; GIS; Right whale; River mouths; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GPS; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA AUSTRALIS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3943065079     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01181.x     Document Type: Article

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