Discovery of Right Whales in the Gulf of Mexico
Two whales were observed closely for an hour off Sarasota, Florida, by residents who provided observations of structural details which identify only the right whale, Eubalaena glacialis , a temperate and subpolar species previously known to range to the Florida east coast, but not to enter the Gulf...
| Published in: | Science |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1963
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.141.3577.269.a https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.141.3577.269.a |
| Summary: | Two whales were observed closely for an hour off Sarasota, Florida, by residents who provided observations of structural details which identify only the right whale, Eubalaena glacialis , a temperate and subpolar species previously known to range to the Florida east coast, but not to enter the Gulf of Mexico. |
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