Assessment of mark–recapture models to estimate the abundance of a humpback whale feeding aggregation in Southeast Alaska

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Straley, Janice M., Quinn II, Terrance J., Gabriele, Christine M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Pacific; Petersen; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01906.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2699.2008.01906.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01906.x

Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to use photographs of the unique pattern on the ventral surface of the flukes to estimate the abundance of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in a discrete feeding aggregation in northern Southeast Alaska. Location The study was located in northern Sout...