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Changes in blue whale survival and abundance in the Gulf of California
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Whittome, Georgina, Calambokidis, John, Douglas, Annie B., Fishbach, Michael, Sears, Richard, Hammond, Philip S. (2024): Changes in blue whale survival and abundance in the Gulf of California. Marine Mammal Science (e13132) 40 (4): 1-17, DOI: 10.1111/mms.13132, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13132
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