Rubbing behaviour of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in a high Arctic estuary
From about mid-July to mid-August belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) over five seasons spent from 27 to 38 days at Cunningham Inlet (74°05′N, 93°45′W), where maximum numbers in each of eight seasons varied from 762 to 1741. While in the estuary, whales actively rub all their skin surface on the mud, pe...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z92-322 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z92-322 |