Radio-tagging of whales
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/27759DOI
10.1575/1912/27759Keyword
Whales; Animal radio trackingAbstract
We recount here a series of attempts to tag and track whales at sea without catching them. Radio transmitters of 140 Mc were attached to the backs of whales from helicopters. Tracking the tagged whales was attempted by ship and by airplane receiving systems.
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Technical Report: Schevill, William E., Watkins, William A., "Radio-tagging of whales", 1966-05, DOI:10.1575/1912/27759, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/27759Related items
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