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Satellite monitored dive characteristics of the northern right whale, Eubalaena glacialis

Creator:

Nieukirk, Sharon L.

Abstract:

The western North Atlantic population of the northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was severely depleted by whaling over the last century. Despite over fifty years of protection, fewer than four hundred individuals are believed to exist in the North Atlantic. Relatively little is known about the diving behavior, respiratory physiology,...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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especially my advisor, Dr. Bruce Mate, for their helpful guidance and comments regarding this thesis. I
Distinguishing inshore and offshore communities of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) near Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Creator:

Rossbach, Kelly Ann

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Island. Bahamas. Abstract approved: Bruce R. Mate Little is known about the behavior of offshore
Right whale ecology in the northwest Atlantic ocean

Creator:

Baumgartner, Mark F.

Abstract:

The ecology of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was examined at three spatial scales during the summer and early fall on their northern feeding grounds. The diving and foraging behavior of right whales was investigated at spatial scales of hundreds to thousands of meters by tagging right whales...

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Dissertation