Dive behavior of eastern Chukchi beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), 1998-2008

Arctic

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 389-406

  Citta, John J ^a   Suydam, Robert S ^b   Quakenbush, Lori T ^a   Frost, Kathryn J ^c,d   O'Corry Crowe, Gregory M ^e  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Florida Atlantic University ^*  (United States)

^e FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrow Canyon; Beaufort Sea; Beluga whale; Chukchi Sea; Delphinapterus leucas; Dive behavior

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIVING BEHAVIOR; GADOID; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHELF BREAK; WHALE;

ALASKA; ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CHUKCHI SEA; UNITED STATES;

BOREOGADUS SAIDA; DELPHINAPTERUS; DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS;

EID: 84888213409     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: 19231245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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