Surface observation of a birth of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the northeast coast of Brazil

Authors

  • Mariana Contini Elias Ferreira SOMA (Desenvolvimento & Meio Ambiente)
  • Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira Centro de Pesquisa e Conservação dos Ecossistemas Aquáticos (Biota Aquática)
  • Adolfo de Jesus Instituto Mamíferos Aquáticos (IMA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00182

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2014-01-27

How to Cite

Ferreira, M. C. E., Maia-Nogueira, R., & de Jesus, A. (2014). Surface observation of a birth of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) on the northeast coast of Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 9(2), 160-163. https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00182

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2011)

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Short Communications

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