The composition of the cetacean community in the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands, southwest South Atlantic Ocean

• Main Author: Otley, Helen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Ballena; delfín; varamientos; Sudamérica; aguas subantárticas; Whale; dolphin; strandings; South America; subantarctic waters; Austral; Cachalote; Ballenas; Larga; Delfín; Calderón; baleen whale; cachalote; Hourglass dolphin; South Atlantic Ocean; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5240604

An evaluation of the stranding record for the period 1866 to September 2012 confirms that the Falkland (Malvinas) Islands cetacean community is composed of 7 species of baleen whale, 7 beaked whale species, sperm whale, 8 species of dolphin and 1 of porpoise. The stranding record supports the specie...