Modelling the behaviour state of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in response to vessel presence off Sydney, Australia

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 255-264

  Gulesserian, Maryrose ^a   Slip, David ^a,b   Heller, Gillian ^a   Harcourt, Robert ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b TARONGA CONSERVATION SOCIETY AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Boat disturbance; Humpback whale; Migration; Odds ratios; Whale watching

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WHALE;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); QUEENSLAND;

CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 84864300512     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00380     Document Type: Article

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