A NEW BREEDING GROUND? THE SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION AND BATHYMETRIC PREFERENCES OF SPERM WHALES (PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS) IN THE BAY OF BISCAY

Little is known about the abundance and distribution of sperm whales in north-east Atlantic waters. The species is thought to occur in small numbers throughout the deep offshore waters of this area, including the Bay of Biscay (Evans 1997). The social

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Main Authors: M. J. Hobbs, C. Macleod, T. Brereton, H. Harrop, P. Cermeno, D. Curtis
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
North East Atlantic
Physeter macrocephalus
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.582.8576
http://www.companyofwhales.co.uk/html/news/BiscaySpermWhalepaper.pdf
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Summary:Little is known about the abundance and distribution of sperm whales in north-east Atlantic waters. The species is thought to occur in small numbers throughout the deep offshore waters of this area, including the Bay of Biscay (Evans 1997). The social

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