Cetaceans of Southeast Alaska: Distribution and seasonal occurrence

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 410-426

  Dahlheim, Marilyn E ^a   White, Paula A ^b   Waite, Janice M ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual trends; Cetaceans; Distribution; Group size; Multi year investigations; Seasonal occurrence; Southeast Alaska

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CETACEAN; ECOTYPE; GROUP SIZE; INLAND SEA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA; LAGENORHYNCHUS OBLIQUIDENS; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; ORCINUS ORCA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE; PHOCOENOIDES DALLI;

EID: 60349111417     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02007.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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