SPERM WHALE PRESENCE OFF SOUTH-WEST CRETE, GREECE, EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

INTRODUCTION Although it is known that the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) inhabits the entire Mediterranean Sea (Notarbartolo di Sciara, 1997), the relative literature is sparse. No long-term studies have been undertaken and no consistent information exists concerning the species presence and...

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Main Authors: A. Frantzis, R. Swift, D. Gillespie, C. Menhennett, J. Gordon, S. Gialinakis
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.506.7678
http://www.pelagosinstitute.gr/gr/pelagos/pdfs/Frantzis et al. 2000 Sperm whales in SW Crete.pdf
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Summary:INTRODUCTION Although it is known that the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) inhabits the entire Mediterranean Sea (Notarbartolo di Sciara, 1997), the relative literature is sparse. No long-term studies have been undertaken and no consistent information exists concerning the species presence and distribution in the eastern Mediterranean basin. Most data come from strandings or unpublished opportunistic

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