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Sightings of humpback whales on the Vitória-Trindade chain and around Trindade Island, Brazil

Megaptera novaeangliae; Trindade Island; Brazil; sightings; Migration; Megaptera novaeangliae; Ilha de Trindade; Brasil; Avistagem; Migração

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    03 Apr 2013
  • Date of issue
    Sept 2012

History

  • Received
    10 Oct 2011
  • Accepted
    05 June 2012
  • Reviewed
    03 June 2012
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