Overt responses of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus), and Atlantic spotted Dolphins (Stenella frontalis) to seismic exploration off Angola

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-83

  Weir, Caroline R ^a  

^a Ketos Ecology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airguns; Angola; Atlantic spotted dolphin; Humpback whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Physeter macrocephalus; Seismic survey; Sperm whale; Stenella frontalis

Indexed keywords

DOLPHIN; EXPLORATION; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC SURVEY; WHALE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA FRONTALIS;

EID: 54149096730     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.34.1.2008.71     Document Type: Article

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