Distribution and relative abundance of large whales in a former whaling ground off eastern South America

Ship-based sighting surveys for cetaceans were conducted in the former whaling ground off the northeastern coast of Brazil. The cruises took place in winter and spring of 1998-2001 with the objectives of investigating current distribution and abundance of cetaceans, particularly large whale species...

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Main Authors: Artur Andriolo, Jesuina M. da Rocha, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Paulo C. Simões-Lopes, Ignacio B. Moreno, Alineide Lucena, Daniel Danilewicz, Manuela Bassoi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000500011