Population abundance and growth rate of western gray whales Eschrichtius robustus

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Bradford, Amanda L ^a   Weller, David W ^b   Wade, Paul R ^c   Burdin, Alexander M ^d,e,f   Brownell Jr , Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^d PACIFIC INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^e ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Mark recapture; Photo identification; Population growth rate Simulation approach; Sakhalin Island, Russia; Temporary emigration; Western gray whale

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECUNDITY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; WHALE;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHALIN; SAKHALIN ISLAND;

CETACEA; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS;

EID: 54349110323     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00106     Document Type: Article

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