A note on the spatial and temporal distribution of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) off Venezuela, Southeastern Caribbean

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-79

  Acevedo, R ^a,b   Oviedo, L ^b,c   Silva, N ^b   Bermudez Villapol L ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b BIOTROPICA: Center for Research and Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^d Centro de Investigación de Cetáceos Venezuela   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Carribean Sea; Distribution; Humpback whale; Movements; Northern Hemisphere; South America; Whaling historical

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 58649085054     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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