Stomach contents of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from four locations in the Canadian Arctic

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 615-620

  Pomerleau, Corinne ^a,b   Ferguson, Steven H ^c   Walkusz, Wojciech ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arctic; Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale; Diet; Feeding; Limnocalanus macrurus; Mysis oculata; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FEEDING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH CONTENT; WHALE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; BERING SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; LIMNOCALANUS MACRURUS; MYSIS OCULATA;

EID: 79952693628     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0914-9     Document Type: Article

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