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

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Szabo, Andrew R.

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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...

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Dissertation

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. © Copyright by Andrew R. Szabo May 9, 2011 All Rights Reserved ASPECTS OF THE FORAGING ECOLOGY OF
Late spring and summer patterns of euphausiid reproduction in Southeast Alaska fjord waters

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Szabo, Andrew R. and Batchelder, Harold P.

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Abundance, size and development stage data for furcilia and juvenile euphausiids and data on timing and prevalence of attached spermatophores on adult females are used to infer spawning times by four euphausiid species in Frederick Sound and lower Stephens Passage, Southeast Alaska. Results from net tows conducted between late May...

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Article

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ALASKA FJORD WATERS 2 3 Andrew R. Szabo*, Alaska Whale Foundation, 4739 University Way NE 1239