The social organization of sperm whales in the gulf of California and comparisons with other populations

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 975-983

  Jaquet, Nathalie ^a   Gendron, Diane ^b  

^a CENTER FOR COASTAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Politcnico Nacional   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chile; Galpagos Islands; Gulf of California; Social organization; South Pacific; Sperm whales

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PREDATION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; CHILE; ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; GULF OF MEXICO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); SARGASSO SEA; SOUTH AMERICA;

PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 69749095174     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409001507     Document Type: Article

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