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The migratory whale herd concept: A novel unit to conserve under the ecological paradigm
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Martien, Karen K., Taylor, Barbara L., Lang, Aimée R., Clapham, Phillip J., Weller, David W., Archer, Frederick I., Calambokidis, John (2023): The migratory whale herd concept: A novel unit to conserve under the ecological paradigm. Marine Mammal Science (Greenwich, Conn.) 39 (4): 1267-1292, DOI: 10.1111/mms.13026, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13026
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