MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON OF MINKE WHALES BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

A bstract Multivariate statistical analyses of 18 morphometric characters were performed in order to evaluate potential heterogeneity between predefined minke whale stock unit areas in the North Atlantic (West Greenland, Central, and Northeastern stocks). Results from principal component analyses su...

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Published in:Marine Mammal Science
Main Authors: Christensen, Ivar, Haug, Tore, Wiig, ØYstein
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990
Subjects:
Greenland
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
minke whale
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.1990.tb00362.x
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Summary:A bstract Multivariate statistical analyses of 18 morphometric characters were performed in order to evaluate potential heterogeneity between predefined minke whale stock unit areas in the North Atlantic (West Greenland, Central, and Northeastern stocks). Results from principal component analyses suggested that the data cannot be regarded as random samples drawn from one uniform distribution. The overlap between groups was too substantial, however, to allow a firm conclusion concerning the question of isolated breeding stocks versus a large common breeding pool.

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