Association between blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) mortality and ship strikes along the California coast

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-66

  Berman Kowalewski, Michelle ^a   Gulland, Frances M D ^b   Wilkin, Sarah ^c   Calambokidis, John ^d   Mate, Bruce ^e   Cordaro, Joe ^c   Rotstein, Dave ^f   Leger, Judy St ^g   Collins, Paul ^a   Fahy, Krista ^a   Dover, Samuel ^h  

^a SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d Cascadia Research   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Smithsonian Museum Osteoprep Laboratory   (United States)

^g Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute ^*  (United States)

^h Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera musculus; Blue whale; Sarcocystis; Ship strike; Shipping lane; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHIP MOTION; WHALE;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BALAENOPTERA; BALAENOPTERA MUSCULUS; CETACEA; MYSTICETI; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 77955631819     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.1.2010.59     Document Type: Article

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