Insights into the underwater diving, feeding, and calling behavior of blue whales from a suction-cup-attached video-imaging tag (CRITTERCAM)

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 19-29

  Calambokidis, John ^a   Schorr, Greg S ^a   Steiger, Gretchen H ^a   Francis, John ^b   Bakhtiari, Mehdi ^b   Marshall, Greg ^b   Oleson, Erin M ^c   Gendron, Diane ^d   Robertson, Kelly ^e  

^a Cascadia Research   (United States)

^b NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^e NMFS/NOAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE WHALE; BLUE WHALE VOCALIZATIONS; CALIFORNIA; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOW NOISE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; VIDEO IMAGING;

ANIMALS; FEEDING;

UNDERWATER IMAGING;

CALLING BEHAVIOR; DIURNAL VARIATION; DIVING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SHALLOW WATER; SOIL AGGREGATE; SUCTION; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WHALE;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CETACEA; EUPHAUSIACEA;

EID: 47949090140     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533207787441980     Document Type: Article

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