A note on biological data from the hunt of bowhead whales in West Greenland 2009-2011

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 329-333

  Heide Jorgensen M P ^a   Garde, E ^a,b   Nielsen, N M ^a,b   Andersen, O N ^c   Hansen, S H ^b  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Luscus Nature Watch   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Bowhead whale; Copepods; Food Prey; Reproduction; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; BODY SIZE; CRUSTACEAN; DATA SET; FEEDING; GROWTH RATE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY; STOMACH CONTENT; WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC; DISKO BAY; GREENLAND; UNITED STATES; WEST GREENLAND;

BALAENIDAE; CALANOIDA; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; CETACEA; COPEPODA;

EID: 84872150246     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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