Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters
Using photoidentification of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and mark–recapture calculations in 1981 (mark) and 1982 (recapture), the population of this species that occurs in summer along the West Greenland coast between 63 and 70°N was estimated to be less than 200 whales. Whal...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f84-065 2023-12-17T10:30:44+01:00 Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters Perkins, Judith S. Balcomb III, Kenneth C. Nichols Jr., George DeAvilla, Marisa 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f84-065 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f84-065 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 41, issue 3, page 533-536 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1984 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f84-065 2023-11-19T13:39:10Z Using photoidentification of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and mark–recapture calculations in 1981 (mark) and 1982 (recapture), the population of this species that occurs in summer along the West Greenland coast between 63 and 70°N was estimated to be less than 200 whales. Whale distribution, however, was not random. Humpbacks were found clustered on Fyllas Banke (Godthaab District) during July and August in both years. Only a few individuals were scattered within a 240-km radius of this location. No West Greenland humpbacks have been seen in other known western North Atlantic feeding areas and vice versa. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Megaptera novaeangliae North Atlantic Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Greenland Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 41 3 533 536 |
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Using photoidentification of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and mark–recapture calculations in 1981 (mark) and 1982 (recapture), the population of this species that occurs in summer along the West Greenland coast between 63 and 70°N was estimated to be less than 200 whales. Whale distribution, however, was not random. Humpbacks were found clustered on Fyllas Banke (Godthaab District) during July and August in both years. Only a few individuals were scattered within a 240-km radius of this location. No West Greenland humpbacks have been seen in other known western North Atlantic feeding areas and vice versa. |
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Perkins, Judith S. Balcomb III, Kenneth C. Nichols Jr., George DeAvilla, Marisa |
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Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters |
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Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters |
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Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters |
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Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters |
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Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in West Greenland Waters |
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abundance and distribution of humpback whales ( megaptera novaeangliae ) in west greenland waters |
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