Interyear re-identifications of bowhead whales during their spring migration past Point Barrow, Alaska, 1984-1994

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Rugh, David J ^a   Koski, William R ^b   George, John C ^c   Zeh, Judith E ^d  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bowhead whale; Distribution; Migration; North America; Photo Id

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MIGRATION; PHOTOGRAPH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPRING (SEASON); WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA; POINT BARROW; UNITED STATES;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 68649092364     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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