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Abundance estimate of Eastern Caribbean sperm whales using large scale regional surveys
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Vachon, Felicia, Rendell, Luke, Gero, Shane, Whitehead, Hal (2024): Abundance estimate of Eastern Caribbean sperm whales using large scale regional surveys. Marine Mammal Science (e13116) 40 (1): 1-10, DOI: 10.1111/mms.13116, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjonc-2024-000560
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