Maternal behaviour of humpback whales in southeast Alaska
In this study, I characterize the maternal care patterns of humpback whales in southeast Alaska. Through a study of proximity behaviour, I show that humpbacks behave similarly to terrestrial ungulate 'followers': the cow and calf are rarely more than several body lengths apart; proximity b...
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/491 |