Geographic and seasonal variation of blue whale calls in the North Pacifi c.

ABSTRACT The call characteristics and distribution of blue whales in the North Pacific were examined by use of acoustic surveys. Two distinct vocalisation types have been previously attributed to blue whales from limited regions in the North Pacific (cf.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kathleen M Stafford, Sharon L Nieukirk, Christopher G Fox
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1068.1961
http://www.beamreach.org/research/whales/Stafford_bluewhaleNPac2001.pdf
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Summary:ABSTRACT The call characteristics and distribution of blue whales in the North Pacific were examined by use of acoustic surveys. Two distinct vocalisation types have been previously attributed to blue whales from limited regions in the North Pacific (cf.