Seasonal variability in whale encounters in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 17-19, 2004, Pages 2311-2325

  Thiele, Deborah ^a   Chester, Edwin T ^a   Moore, Sue E ^b   Širovic, Ana ^c   Hildebrand, John A ^c   Friedlaender, Ari S ^d  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Seattle   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; SEA ICE; SURVEYS;

HUMPBACK WHALES; MINKE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CETACEAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WEST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MEGAPTERA; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA;

EID: 9744228840     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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