SC/59/BRG36 Further evidence for a single stock of bowhead whales between Canada and West Greenland

This study augments the existing data on the movement patterns of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in waters between West Greenland the eastern Canadian high Arctic and provides further data supporting the single stock hypothesis. Recent results of satellite tracking of whales from West Greenland...

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Main Authors: M. P. Heide-jørgensen, K. L. Laidre
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Canada
Greenland
Balaena mysticetus
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.613.1440
http://www.iwcoffice.co.uk/_documents/sci_com/SC59docs/sc-59-brg36.pdf
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Summary:This study augments the existing data on the movement patterns of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in waters between West Greenland the eastern Canadian high Arctic and provides further data supporting the single stock hypothesis. Recent results of satellite tracking of whales from West Greenland in 2005 and 2006 support the previous

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