Long-term survival of humpback whales radio-tagged in Alaska from 1976 through 1978

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-229

  Mizroch, Sally A ^a   Tillman, Michael F ^b   Jurasz, Susan ^c   Straley, Janice M ^d   Von Ziegesar, Olga ^e   Herman, Louis M ^f,k   Pack, Adam A ^f,k   Baker, Scott ^g   Darling, Jim ^h   Glockner Ferrari, Debbie ⁱ   Ferrari, Mark ⁱ   Salden, Dan R ^j   Clapham, Phillip J ^a  

^a NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c SeaSearch and Sea Reach Ltd   (United States)

^d University of Alaska Southeast   (United States)

^e North Gulf Oceanic Society   (United States)

^f Dolphin Institute   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h West Coast Whale Research Foundation   (Canada)

ⁱ Centre for Whale Study   (United States)

^j Hawaii Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Approach methodology; Habitat use; Humpback whale; Longevity; Megaptera novaeangliae; Migratory destination; Photo identification; Survival; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; INFECTIVITY; LONGEVITY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; PHOTOGRAPH; RADIOTELEMETRY; SURVIVAL; TAGGING; TRACKING; WHALE; WOUNDING;

ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 78650567604     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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