Detection of North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica) calls in the Gulf of Alaska

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 872-879

  Mellinger, David K ^a   Stafford, Kathleen M ^b   Moore, Sue E ^b   Munger, Lisa ^c   Fox, Christopher G ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; WHALE;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA; EUBALAENA JAPONICA; JAPONICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 6344277026     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2004.tb01198.x     Document Type: Article

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