Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada
Studies of mature male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were carried out on the Scotian Shelf during the summers of 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990. Sperm whales were found principally along the edge of the Shelf, although there were some encounters in water less than 100 m deep. Within the Gully, a...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z92-130 2023-12-17T10:31:28+01:00 Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada Whitehead, Hal Brennan, Sebastian Grover, David 1992 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z92-130 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z92-130 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 70, issue 5, page 912-918 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1992 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z92-130 2023-11-19T13:39:41Z Studies of mature male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were carried out on the Scotian Shelf during the summers of 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990. Sperm whales were found principally along the edge of the Shelf, although there were some encounters in water less than 100 m deep. Within the Gully, a prominent submarine canyon, sperm whales showed a consistent pattern of distribution between years, distinct from that of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus). Some male sperm whales were individually identified in the Gully after periods of 2–47 days, and in one case, after 2 years. The male sperm whales showed little evidence of social organization and rarely performed aerial behaviour. However, their diving behaviour was similar to that observed from female sperm whales in the tropics. On one occasion a group of presumed female and immature sperm whales entered the Gully, attracting the attention of resident mature males. Article in Journal/Newspaper hyperoodon ampullatus Physeter macrocephalus Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canada The Gully ENVELOPE(-57.731,-57.731,51.567,51.567) Canadian Journal of Zoology 70 5 912 918 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Whitehead, Hal Brennan, Sebastian Grover, David Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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Studies of mature male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) were carried out on the Scotian Shelf during the summers of 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990. Sperm whales were found principally along the edge of the Shelf, although there were some encounters in water less than 100 m deep. Within the Gully, a prominent submarine canyon, sperm whales showed a consistent pattern of distribution between years, distinct from that of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus). Some male sperm whales were individually identified in the Gully after periods of 2–47 days, and in one case, after 2 years. The male sperm whales showed little evidence of social organization and rarely performed aerial behaviour. However, their diving behaviour was similar to that observed from female sperm whales in the tropics. On one occasion a group of presumed female and immature sperm whales entered the Gully, attracting the attention of resident mature males. |
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Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada |
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distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the scotian shelf, canada |
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