Feeding grounds of the western South Atlantic humpback whale population

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 964-969

  Engel, M H ^a   Martin, A R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BALEIA JUBARTE   (Brazil)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION ECOLOGY; WHALE;

MEGAPTERA;

EID: 70350516631     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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