Large-scale seasonal distribution of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the central Mediterranean Sea

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1253-1261

  Aïssi, Mehdi ^a,b   Celona, Antonio ^c   Comparetto, Giorgia ^d   Mangano, Renata ^d   Würtz, Maurizio ^b   Moulins, Aurélie ^e  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Aquastudio Research Institute   (Italy)

^d Necton Marine Research Society   (Italy)

^e Interuniversity Center Research in Environmental Monitoring (CIMA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Mediterranean; Feeding behaviour; Fin whale; Group size; Sea topography; Seasonal distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHORELINE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WHALE;

AGRIGENTO; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAMPEDUSA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGI ISLANDS; PELAGOS SANCTUARY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF MESSINA;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA;

EID: 51349147208     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408000891     Document Type: Article

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