Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) off the west coast of Greenland

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Perkins, Judith S., Bryant, Peter J., Nichols, George, Patten, Donald R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Newfoundland; Greenland; Navidad; Megaptera novaeangliae; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z82-369; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z82-369

An assessment of humpback whales off west Greenland during July and August 1981 was made by fluke photoidentification and strip census methods, in order to determine whether these animals constitute a separate stock or an extended summer range of a stock already identified in the northwest Atlantic....