Preliminary recordings of blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) vocalizations in the Gulf of Corcovado, northern Patagonia, Chile

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 451-459

  Buchan, Susannah J ^a   Rendell, Luke E ^b   Hucke Gaete, Rodrigo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ECOSISTEMAS DE LA PATAGONIA CIEP   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; RECORD; SOUND VELOCITY; VOCALIZATION; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PATAGONIA;

BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CETACEA;

EID: 77954499521     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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