Inter-Annual Variability in Blue Whale Distribution off Southern Sri Lanka between 2011 and 2012

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) movements are often driven by the availability of their prey in space and time. While globally blue whale populations undertake long-range migrations between feeding and breeding grounds, those in the northern Indian Ocean remain in low latitude waters throughout t...

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Main Authors: Asha de Vos, Charitha B. Pattiaratchi, Robert G. Harcourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/2/3/534