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Reproduction is permitted, provided the source is explicitly acknowledged. Abstract: In June 2000, 6 humpback whales (Megaptere novaeangliae) were tagged with satellite trans-mitters off West Greenland. Contact remained for up to 42 days. The tagging revealed that within the month of June, humpback...

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Main Authors: In West Greenland, Rune Dietz, Jonas Teilmann, Mads-peter Heide Jørgensen, Mikkel Villum Jensen
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Humpback whale
satellite tracking
diving behaviour
movements Layout
Hanne Kjellerup Hansen Drawings
Greenland
Humpback Whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.516.1023
http://www2.dmu.dk/1_viden/2_Publikationer/3_fagrapporter/rapporter/FR411.pdf
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Summary:Reproduction is permitted, provided the source is explicitly acknowledged. Abstract: In June 2000, 6 humpback whales (Megaptere novaeangliae) were tagged with satellite trans-mitters off West Greenland. Contact remained for up to 42 days. The tagging revealed that within the month of June, humpback whales off West Greenland moved between Fiskenæs Banke, Fyllas Banke, Tovqussaq Banke, Sukkertop Banke and Lille Hellefiske Banke. The whales showed a preference for the continental slopes with depths less than 200 m, how-ever, few dives were recorded down to 500 m. The whales had a preference for dives lasting

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