Behavioral description on surface and characterization of humpback whales population (Megaptera novaeangliae) during the breeding season 2006 in Colombian Pacific coast

Humpback whales arrive to Colombian Pacific Ocean for breeding and rearing its calves; from 20 m high shore platforms, 115 groups were observed during 44.8 effective sample hours during the 2006 breeding season. Using the group-follow method and incidental sampling were evaluated the group structure...

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Published in:Revista Biodiversidad Neotropical
Main Author: Rocha-Gómez, Oscar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: JOURNAL OF NEOTROPICAL BIODIVERSITY 2011
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Online Access:https://revistas.utch.edu.co/index.php/Bioneotropical/article/view/33