Distribution and behaviour of male sperm whales on the Scotian Shelf, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Whitehead, Hal, Brennan, Sebastian, Grover, David
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; The Gully; hyperoodon ampullatus; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z92-130; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z92-130

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...