Western Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Mother and Calf Ecology Off Sakhalin Island

Western Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Mother and Calf Ecology Off Sakhalin Island

The western population of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) is endangered with approximately 130 individuals remaining. Many individuals return annually to the same feeding sites off northeastern Sakhalin Island, indicating a site-specific dependence to this geographic area. This apparently critic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sychenko, Olga Aleksandrovna
Other Authors: Wursig, Bernd
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
Subjects:
gray whales
mother/calves
behavior
respirations
movements
shore-based photo-identification
Sakhalin Island
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9112

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http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9112

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