Spring Sightings of Narwhal and Beluga Calves in Lancaster Sound, N.W.T.
During aerial surveys in 1986 of whales migrating in Lancaster Sound, we observed newborn narwhals as early as 27 May and regularly thereafter. Beluga calves were first seen on 31 May and were seen sporadically throughout the study period. These observations represent the earliest reported sightings...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64656 2023-05-15T14:19:13+02:00 Spring Sightings of Narwhal and Beluga Calves in Lancaster Sound, N.W.T. Cosens, Susan E. Dueck, Larry P. 1990-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64656 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64656/48570 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64656 ARCTIC; Vol. 43 No. 2 (1990): June: 99–200; 127-128 1923-1245 0004-0843 narwhal beluga calves narval béluga petits info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1990 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z During aerial surveys in 1986 of whales migrating in Lancaster Sound, we observed newborn narwhals as early as 27 May and regularly thereafter. Beluga calves were first seen on 31 May and were seen sporadically throughout the study period. These observations represent the earliest reported sightings to date of newborn narwhals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Beluga Beluga* Béluga* Lancaster Sound narwhal* narval narval University of Calgary Journal Hosting Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) ARCTIC 43 2 |
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During aerial surveys in 1986 of whales migrating in Lancaster Sound, we observed newborn narwhals as early as 27 May and regularly thereafter. Beluga calves were first seen on 31 May and were seen sporadically throughout the study period. These observations represent the earliest reported sightings to date of newborn narwhals. |
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Spring Sightings of Narwhal and Beluga Calves in Lancaster Sound, N.W.T. |
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Spring Sightings of Narwhal and Beluga Calves in Lancaster Sound, N.W.T. |
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