Studies of Walrus and Whales.

A preliminary report is made of the results obtained on a marine mammal expedition aboard the USCGC Icebreaker Glacier in the Chukchi Sea in July 1977. Observations on hauling-out rhythms, radio tagging, underwater vocalizations, on-ice behavior and herd structure of walruses are presented. A variet...

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Main Author: Ray,G Carleton
Other Authors: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV BALTIMORE MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1977
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
*MARINE BIOLOGY
MAMMALS
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
BEHAVIOR
FECES
BENTHONIC ZONES
MARINE BIOLOGICAL NOISE
WHALES
CHUKCHI SEA
BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS
INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION
*Walruses
Trichinosis
Chukchi Sea
Icebreaker Glacier
Chukchi
walrus*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA070915
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA070915
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Summary:A preliminary report is made of the results obtained on a marine mammal expedition aboard the USCGC Icebreaker Glacier in the Chukchi Sea in July 1977. Observations on hauling-out rhythms, radio tagging, underwater vocalizations, on-ice behavior and herd structure of walruses are presented. A variety of student projects, including transmission of trichinosis, benthic and water column sampling, walrus feces composition, and bird copraphagy are summarized. (Author)

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