Interspecific cetacean interactions during the breeding season of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the north coast of Bahia State, Brazil

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 961-966

  Rossi Santos, Marcos R ^a   Santos Neto, Elitieri ^a   Baracho, Clarêncio G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bahia; Brazil; Cetacean interactions; Megaptera novaeangliae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BREEDING SEASON; DOLPHIN; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHALE;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE; PEPONOCEPHALA ELECTRA; STENELLA (CETACEA); STENELLA ATTENUATA; STENELLA CLYMENE; STENO BREDANENSIS; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 69749117262     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409000897     Document Type: Article

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