Using aerial photography to investigate evidence of feeding by bowhead whales

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 602-619

  Mocklin, Julie A ^a   Rugh, David J ^a   Moore, Sue E ^a   Angliss, Robyn P ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale; Epibenthic feeding; Feeding behavior

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIGRATION; OIL SPILL; SEAFLOOR; SURVEY; WHALE;

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

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CETACEA;

EID: 84863520944     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2011.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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