Spatial-temporal patterns in intra-annual gray whale foraging: Characterizing interactions between predators and prey in Clayquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-370

  Nelson, T A ^a   Duffus, D A ^a   Robertson, C ^a   Feyrer, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change detection; Eschrichtius robustus; Gray whale; Kernel density estimation; Predator prey interactions; Spatial pattern analysis; Spatial temporal patterns; Whale foraging

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONNECTIVITY; CRAB; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CLAYOQUOT SOUND; NORTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; MYSIDA; PORCELLANIDAE;

EID: 42449141870     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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