Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales
Abstract Historically, the range of the southern right whale ( SRW ) included winter calving grounds around the North and South Islands (mainland) of New Zealand ( NZ ) and in the NZ subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Due to extensive whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries, no SRW was seen...
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crwiley:10.1111/mms.12031 2024-09-15T18:37:29+00:00 Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales Carroll, Emma L. Rayment, William J. Alexander, Alana M. Baker, C. Scott Patenaude, Nathalie J. Steel, Debbie Constantine, Rochelle Cole, Rosalind Boren, Laura J. Childerhouse, Simon 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12031 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fmms.12031 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12031 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Marine Mammal Science volume 30, issue 1, page 206-220 ISSN 0824-0469 1748-7692 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12031 2024-09-03T04:25:58Z Abstract Historically, the range of the southern right whale ( SRW ) included winter calving grounds around the North and South Islands (mainland) of New Zealand ( NZ ) and in the NZ subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Due to extensive whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries, no SRW was seen around mainland NZ for nearly four decades (1928–1963). Here we present evidence for the regular use of the mainland NZ wintering ground, presumably from a remnant population that persisted in the NZ subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. SRW s have been sighted every year around mainland NZ since 1988, with 125 sightings during the focus of this work: from 2003 to 2010. There were 28 cow‐calf pairs sighted around mainland NZ from 2003 to 2010, compared with 11 sightings from 1991 to 2002. Furthermore, two females, identified by DNA profiles, were sighted with calves around mainland at 4 yr intervals: the first evidence of female site fidelity to the mainland NZ calving ground. Individual identification from photographs of natural markings and DNA profiles provided information on within‐year movements and residency around the mainland, and further evidence for exchange between the mainland and subantarctic wintering grounds. Despite these promising signs, the distribution of NZ SRW s remains primarily concentrated in the NZ subantarctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Right Whale Wiley Online Library Marine Mammal Science 30 1 206 220 |
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Abstract Historically, the range of the southern right whale ( SRW ) included winter calving grounds around the North and South Islands (mainland) of New Zealand ( NZ ) and in the NZ subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. Due to extensive whaling in the 19th and 20th centuries, no SRW was seen around mainland NZ for nearly four decades (1928–1963). Here we present evidence for the regular use of the mainland NZ wintering ground, presumably from a remnant population that persisted in the NZ subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands. SRW s have been sighted every year around mainland NZ since 1988, with 125 sightings during the focus of this work: from 2003 to 2010. There were 28 cow‐calf pairs sighted around mainland NZ from 2003 to 2010, compared with 11 sightings from 1991 to 2002. Furthermore, two females, identified by DNA profiles, were sighted with calves around mainland at 4 yr intervals: the first evidence of female site fidelity to the mainland NZ calving ground. Individual identification from photographs of natural markings and DNA profiles provided information on within‐year movements and residency around the mainland, and further evidence for exchange between the mainland and subantarctic wintering grounds. Despite these promising signs, the distribution of NZ SRW s remains primarily concentrated in the NZ subantarctic. |
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Carroll, Emma L. Rayment, William J. Alexander, Alana M. Baker, C. Scott Patenaude, Nathalie J. Steel, Debbie Constantine, Rochelle Cole, Rosalind Boren, Laura J. Childerhouse, Simon |
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Carroll, Emma L. Rayment, William J. Alexander, Alana M. Baker, C. Scott Patenaude, Nathalie J. Steel, Debbie Constantine, Rochelle Cole, Rosalind Boren, Laura J. Childerhouse, Simon Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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Carroll, Emma L. Rayment, William J. Alexander, Alana M. Baker, C. Scott Patenaude, Nathalie J. Steel, Debbie Constantine, Rochelle Cole, Rosalind Boren, Laura J. Childerhouse, Simon |
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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Reestablishment of former wintering grounds by New Zealand southern right whales |
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reestablishment of former wintering grounds by new zealand southern right whales |
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