Mother-offspring association in the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae: following behaviour in an aquatic mammal

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1085-1092

  Szabo, Andy ^a   Duffus, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dive; follower; humpback whale; maternal behaviour; Megaptera novaeangliae

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING GROUND; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; WHALE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 39549094457     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.08.019     Document Type: Article

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