Abundance of humpback whales on the Abrolhos Bank wintering ground, Brazil

Abundance estimates are presented for the humpback whales wintering off Brazil which ‘visit’ a surveyed area off Abrolhos Bank and display fluke-exposing behaviour. The study is based on photo-identification data collected between 1996 and 2000. Chapman-corrected Petersen estimates for all pairs of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Freitas, Ana Cristina, Kinas, Paul Gerhard, Martins, Cristiane Cavalcante Albuquerque, Coitinho, Márcia Helena Engel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2004
Subjects:
Abundance estimate
Atlantic Ocean
Breeding ground
Humpback whale
Photo-id
South America
Petersen
Humpback Whale
Online Access:http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/932

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