Between a rock and a hard place: habitat selection in female-calf humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Pairs on the Hawaiian breeding grounds.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Rachel Cartwright, Blake Gillespie, Kristen Labonte, Terence Mangold, Amy Venema, Kevin Eden, Matthew Sullivan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Pacific; Boat Harbor; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038004; https://doaj.org/article/4b99fd78333a4c9f80f86b891e99741c

The Au'au Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii comprises critical breeding habitat for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) of the Central North Pacific stock. However, like many regions where marine mega-fauna gather, these waters are also the focus of a flourishing local...