Inferring Cetacean Population Densities from the Absolute Dynamic Topography of the Ocean in a Hierarchical Bayesian Framework

• Mario A. Pardo ,

  * E-mail: mpardo@cicese.mx

  Affiliations Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, 04510, Mexico, Unidad La Paz, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23050, Mexico

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• Tim Gerrodette,

  Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, United States of America

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• Emilio Beier,

  Affiliation Unidad La Paz, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23050, Mexico

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• Diane Gendron,

  Affiliation Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23096, Mexico

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• Karin A. Forney,

  Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, United States of America

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• Susan J. Chivers,

  Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, United States of America

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• Jay Barlow,

  Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, United States of America

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• Daniel M. Palacios

  Affiliation Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, 97365, United States of America

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