Associations with multiple male groups increase the energy expenditure of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) female and calf pairs on the breeding grounds

Behaviour

Volumn 146, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1573-1600

  Cartwright, Rachel ^a,b   Sullivan, Matthew ^c  

^a The Keiki Kohola Project Lahaina   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calf Behaviour; Female Counterstrategies; Humpback Whales; Indirect Costs Of Male Harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953224219     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853909X458377     Document Type: Article

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