White Whales Wintering in James Bay

作者：Charles J. Jonkel · 发表于：Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada · 年份：1969 · DOI：10.1139/f69-203 · 被引用次数：20 · 研究领域：Marine animal studies overview、Marine and coastal plant biology

The white whale or beluga (Delphinapterus leucas Pallas) has been found wintering in the numerous open leads adjacent to small islands in James Bay. The spacing of the islands apparently allows year-round open water through tidal and wind action in the narrow channels.