Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.

Six beluga whales were collected for use in research and development programs aimed at exploring the capabilities of different species of marine mammals. Experiences with the whales verified the importance of the early initiation of force-feeding procedures, since newly captured belugas are reluctan...

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Main Authors: Bowers,C A, Austin,R E
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1983
Subjects:
Biology
*WHALES
MAMMALS
TRANSPORT
NAVAL RESEARCH
MARINE BIOLOGY
FEEDING
Beluga whales
Beluga
Beluga*
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spelling ftdtic:ADA169921 2023-05-15T15:41:26+02:00 Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales. Bowers,C A Austin,R E NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA 1983-05-01 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA169921 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA169921 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA169921 APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE DTIC AND NTIS Biology *WHALES MAMMALS TRANSPORT NAVAL RESEARCH MARINE BIOLOGY FEEDING Beluga whales Text 1983 ftdtic 2016-02-21T02:09:02Z Six beluga whales were collected for use in research and development programs aimed at exploring the capabilities of different species of marine mammals. Experiences with the whales verified the importance of the early initiation of force-feeding procedures, since newly captured belugas are reluctant to feed on their own when transported to a different environment. (Author) Text Beluga Beluga* Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database
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*WHALES
MAMMALS
TRANSPORT
NAVAL RESEARCH
MARINE BIOLOGY
FEEDING
Beluga whales
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MAMMALS
TRANSPORT
NAVAL RESEARCH
MARINE BIOLOGY
FEEDING
Beluga whales
Bowers,C A
Austin,R E
Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
topic_facet Biology
*WHALES
MAMMALS
TRANSPORT
NAVAL RESEARCH
MARINE BIOLOGY
FEEDING
Beluga whales
description Six beluga whales were collected for use in research and development programs aimed at exploring the capabilities of different species of marine mammals. Experiences with the whales verified the importance of the early initiation of force-feeding procedures, since newly captured belugas are reluctant to feed on their own when transported to a different environment. (Author)
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Austin,R E
author_facet Bowers,C A
Austin,R E
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title Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
title_short Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
title_full Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
title_fullStr Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
title_full_unstemmed Capture, Transport, and Initial Adaptation of Beluga Whales.
title_sort capture, transport, and initial adaptation of beluga whales.
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