Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations
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ftflindersuniv:oai:dspace.flinders.edu.au:2328/36152 2023-05-15T14:04:11+02:00 Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations Attard, Catherine Beheregaray, Luciano Bellagamba Moller, Luciana Marta 2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2328/36152 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22291 en eng Nature Publishing Group Attard, C. R. M. et al. Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations. Sci. Rep. 6, 22291; doi:10.1038/srep22291 (2016). 2045-2322 http://hdl.handle.net/2328/36152 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22291 Copyright 2016 The Authors The Authors CC-BY CC-BY Article 2016 ftflindersuniv https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22291 2020-11-09T09:06:58Z This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Population-level conservation is required to prevent biodiversity loss within a species, but it first necessitates determining the number and distribution of populations. Many whale populations are still depleted due to 20th century whaling. Whales are one of the most logistically difficult and expensive animals to study because of their mobility, pelagic lifestyle and often remote habitat. We tackle the question of population structure in the Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) – a critically endangered subspecies and the largest extant animal – by capitalizing on the largest genetic dataset to date for Antarctic blue whales. We found evidence of three populations that are sympatric in the Antarctic feeding grounds and likely occupy separate breeding grounds. Our study adds to knowledge of population structure in the Antarctic blue whale. Future research should invest in locating the breeding grounds and migratory routes of Antarctic blue whales through satellite telemetry to confirm their population structure and allow population-level conservation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale Flinders Academic Commons (FAC - Flinders University) Antarctic The Antarctic Scientific Reports 6 1 |
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Population-level conservation is required to prevent biodiversity loss within a species, but it first necessitates determining the number and distribution of populations. Many whale populations are still depleted due to 20th century whaling. Whales are one of the most logistically difficult and expensive animals to study because of their mobility, pelagic lifestyle and often remote habitat. We tackle the question of population structure in the Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) – a critically endangered subspecies and the largest extant animal – by capitalizing on the largest genetic dataset to date for Antarctic blue whales. We found evidence of three populations that are sympatric in the Antarctic feeding grounds and likely occupy separate breeding grounds. Our study adds to knowledge of population structure in the Antarctic blue whale. Future research should invest in locating the breeding grounds and migratory routes of Antarctic blue whales through satellite telemetry to confirm their population structure and allow population-level conservation. |
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Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations |
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Attard, C. R. M. et al. Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations. Sci. Rep. 6, 22291; doi:10.1038/srep22291 (2016). 2045-2322 http://hdl.handle.net/2328/36152 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep22291 |
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