Studies of Walrus and Whales.

• 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

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)