Initial density estimates of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the inshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula during the late autumn

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-71

  Johnston, D W ^a   Friedlaender, A S ^a   Read, A J ^a   Nowacek, D P ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Humpback Whale; Line Transect; Western Antarctic Peninsula

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEEDING GROUND; LINE TRANSECT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; WHALE;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; GERLACHE STRAIT; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84864977887     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00395     Document Type: Article

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