Modelling sperm whale habitat preference: A novel approach combining transect and follow data

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 436, Issue , 2011, Pages 257-272

  Pirotta, Enrico ^a   Matthiopoulos, Jason ^a   MacKenzie, Monique ^a   Scott Hayward, Lindesay ^a   Rendell, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Cetacean Distribution; GAM; GEE; Habitat modeling; Multi scale

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPERM; WHALE;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 80052326612     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09236     Document Type: Review

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