Population size and migratory connectivity of humpback whales wintering in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama
Abstract From 2003 to 2009, we surveyed Las Perlas Archipelago off the Pacific coast of Panama 53 times between the months of August and October to estimate abundance of humpback whales and to test for a migratory connection with populations from the southern hemisphere. We identified 295 individual...
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crwiley:10.1111/mms.12136 2023-12-03T10:14:05+01:00 Population size and migratory connectivity of humpback whales wintering in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama Guzman, Hector M. Condit, Richard Pérez‐Ortega, Betzi Capella, Juan J. Stevick, Peter T. Smithsonian Institution 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12136 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fmms.12136 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12136 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Marine Mammal Science volume 31, issue 1, page 90-105 ISSN 0824-0469 1748-7692 Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12136 2023-11-09T14:14:18Z Abstract From 2003 to 2009, we surveyed Las Perlas Archipelago off the Pacific coast of Panama 53 times between the months of August and October to estimate abundance of humpback whales and to test for a migratory connection with populations from the southern hemisphere. We identified 295 individuals using photo‐identification of dorsal fins, including 58 calves, and the population estimate for a single season was 100–300 solitary adults plus 25–50 mothers with calves; the estimated population of animals across all seasons using a mark and recapture model was over 1,000. Eight of the 139 fluke identifications were matched to whales in photograph catalogues from the Antarctic Peninsula and a ninth was matched to a whale sighted in Chilean waters; four of these nine individuals have also been sighted in Colombia. We conclude that Panama (Las Perlas Archipelago in particular) is an important calving area for humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere. These data should provide a foundation for monitoring of population change and to increase awareness in Panama about the need to manage vessel traffic and tourism related to the whales at Las Perlas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Pacific The Antarctic Marine Mammal Science 31 1 90 105 |
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Abstract From 2003 to 2009, we surveyed Las Perlas Archipelago off the Pacific coast of Panama 53 times between the months of August and October to estimate abundance of humpback whales and to test for a migratory connection with populations from the southern hemisphere. We identified 295 individuals using photo‐identification of dorsal fins, including 58 calves, and the population estimate for a single season was 100–300 solitary adults plus 25–50 mothers with calves; the estimated population of animals across all seasons using a mark and recapture model was over 1,000. Eight of the 139 fluke identifications were matched to whales in photograph catalogues from the Antarctic Peninsula and a ninth was matched to a whale sighted in Chilean waters; four of these nine individuals have also been sighted in Colombia. We conclude that Panama (Las Perlas Archipelago in particular) is an important calving area for humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere. These data should provide a foundation for monitoring of population change and to increase awareness in Panama about the need to manage vessel traffic and tourism related to the whales at Las Perlas. |
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Guzman, Hector M. Condit, Richard Pérez‐Ortega, Betzi Capella, Juan J. Stevick, Peter T. |
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Population size and migratory connectivity of humpback whales wintering in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama |
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Population size and migratory connectivity of humpback whales wintering in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama |
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