Behavior of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae): Comparisons between two coastal areas of Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-164

  Lunardi, Diana G ^a   Engel, Márcia H ^b   Macedo, Regina H F ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrolhos bank; Bahia; Bayesian networks; Occidental South Atlantic; Reproductive season

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERIDAE; CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 48949102791     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000200001     Document Type: Article

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