White Whales Wintering in James Bay

The white whale or beluga (Delphinapterus leucas Pallas) has been found wintering in the numerous open leads adjacent to small islands in James Bay. The spacing of the islands apparently allows year-round open water through tidal and wind action in the narrow channels.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Author: Jonkel, C. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1969
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-203
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spelling crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f69-203 2023-12-17T10:28:02+01:00 White Whales Wintering in James Bay Jonkel, C. J. 1969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-203 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f69-203 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 26, issue 8, page 2205-2207 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1969 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-203 2023-11-19T13:38:41Z The white whale or beluga (Delphinapterus leucas Pallas) has been found wintering in the numerous open leads adjacent to small islands in James Bay. The spacing of the islands apparently allows year-round open water through tidal and wind action in the narrow channels. Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas White whale James Bay Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 26 8 2205 2207
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White Whales Wintering in James Bay
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