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Aspects of the foraging ecology of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Frederick Sound and Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska

Creator:

Szabo, Andrew R.

Abstract:

The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) population has been increasing at an average annual rate of ~6% since the early 1990s. In northern Southeast Alaska alone, there are now more whales than estimated for the entire North Pacific several decades ago. An understanding of how this growing population is...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

: Aspects of the foraging Ecology of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Frederick Sound and