Abundance and population trend (1978-2001) of western arctic bowhead whales surveyed near Barrow, Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 755-773

  George, J C ^a   Zeh, J ^b   Suydam, R ^a   Clark, C ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; Barrow; Bowhead whale; Migration; Passive acoustics; Population abundance; Sea ice; Trend

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; VOCALIZATION; WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARROW; BEAUFORT SEA; BERING SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 6344252928     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01191.x     Document Type: Review

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