Radio Tagging Report of Finback and Humpback Whales.

Two finbacks (Balaenoptera physalus) and three humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were tagged and tracked in Prince William Sound, Alaska (1 - 30 June 1978) with 27 and 30-MHz radio tags. The implantation of the tag was found to be essentially identical for the two species. The whales returned...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Watkins,William A, Johnson,James M, Wartzok,Douglas
Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MASS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1978
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
Telemetry
*WHALES
TRACKING
ATTACHMENT
BEHAVIOR
RADIO TRANSMITTERS
TRACER STUDIES
TELEMETERING TRANSMITTERS
Radio tracking
Balaenoptera physalus
Megaptera novaeanglia
WUNR083004
Megaptera novaeangliae
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA058390
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA058390
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Summary:Two finbacks (Balaenoptera physalus) and three humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were tagged and tracked in Prince William Sound, Alaska (1 - 30 June 1978) with 27 and 30-MHz radio tags. The implantation of the tag was found to be essentially identical for the two species. The whales returned to apparently normal routines within a short time of tagging. The 1978 radio whale tags remained in place for only two to three weeks, generally protruding more and more with time. There was no evidence of infection. The radio signal provided positive identification of the tagged whales and permitted tracks of the whales' movement as well as detailed studies of their behavior. (Author)

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