Observations on the composition and behaviour of groups of female sperm whales near the Galapagos Islands

T. Arnbom; H. Whitehead

doi:10.1139/z89-001

Observations on the composition and behaviour of groups of female sperm whales near the Galapagos Islands

T. Arnbom, H. Whitehead

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Physeter macrocephalus groups could be categorized as mixed, containing females and their offspring. Individual calves were escorted by different individuals at different times, and known individuals were observed to escort >1 calf on different occasions. Some relatedness of individuals within a group was indicated. -from Authors

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-7
Número de páginas	7
Publicación	Canadian Journal of Zoology
Volumen	67
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1139/z89-001
Estado	Published - 1989

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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