Fluctuating abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in a calving ground off coastal Brazil

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1229-1235

  Morete, Maria E ^a,b,d   Bisi, Tatiana L ^a,b   Pace III, Richard M ^c   Rosso, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Bank; Abundance; Generalized linear model; Humpback whale; Land based station; Megaptera novaeangliae

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GROUP SIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION GROWTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WHALE;

ABROLHOS ARCHIPELAGO; BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 51349144850     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000362     Document Type: Article

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