An evaluation of ad hoc presence-only data in explaining patterns of distribution: Cetacean sightings from whale-watching vessels

International Journal of Zoology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Higby, Louisa K ^a,b   Stafford, Richard ^c   Bertulli, Chiara G ^b,d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Elding Whale Watching   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA;

EID: 84863649771     PISSN: 16878477     EISSN: 16878485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/428752     Document Type: Article

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