Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking
Insight into animal movements is essential for understanding habitat use by individuals as well as population processes and species life-history strategies. In this study, we instrumented 25 fin whales with ARGOS satellite-transmitters in Svalbard, Norway, to study their movement patterns and behavi...
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ftimr:oai:imr.brage.unit.no:11250/2728284 2023-05-15T15:36:38+02:00 Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking Lydersen, Christian Vacquie-Garcia, Jade Heide-Jørgensen, Mads-Peter Øien, Nils Inge Guinet, Christophe Kovacs, Kit M. 2020 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728284 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73996-z eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 244488 Scientific Reports. 2020, 10 1-13. urn:issn:2045-2322 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728284 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73996-z cristin:1882259 1-13 10 Scientific Reports 16966 Peer reviewed Journal article 2020 ftimr https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73996-z 2021-09-23T20:15:27Z Insight into animal movements is essential for understanding habitat use by individuals as well as population processes and species life-history strategies. In this study, we instrumented 25 fin whales with ARGOS satellite-transmitters in Svalbard, Norway, to study their movement patterns and behaviour (Area Restricted Search (ARS), transiting or unknown) during boreal autumn/early winter. Ten of the whales stayed in the tagging area (most northerly location: 81.68°N) for their entire tracking periods (max 45 days). The other 15 whales moved in a south-westerly direction; the longest track ended off the coast of northern Africa (> 5000 km from the tagging location) after 96 days. The whales engaged in ARS behaviour intermittently throughout their southward migrations. During transit phases the whales moved quickly; one individual maintained an average horizontal speed of 9.3 km/h (travelling 223 km per day) for a period of a week. This study documents that: (1) some fin whales might remain at high latitudes during winter; (2) the whales that do migrate probably feed along the way; (3) they can maintain high transiting speed for long periods and; (4) one breeding area for this species is likely located in deep, warm water some 100 km west of Morocco. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera physalus Svalbard Institute for Marine Research: Brage IMR Norway Svalbard Scientific Reports 10 1 |
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Insight into animal movements is essential for understanding habitat use by individuals as well as population processes and species life-history strategies. In this study, we instrumented 25 fin whales with ARGOS satellite-transmitters in Svalbard, Norway, to study their movement patterns and behaviour (Area Restricted Search (ARS), transiting or unknown) during boreal autumn/early winter. Ten of the whales stayed in the tagging area (most northerly location: 81.68°N) for their entire tracking periods (max 45 days). The other 15 whales moved in a south-westerly direction; the longest track ended off the coast of northern Africa (> 5000 km from the tagging location) after 96 days. The whales engaged in ARS behaviour intermittently throughout their southward migrations. During transit phases the whales moved quickly; one individual maintained an average horizontal speed of 9.3 km/h (travelling 223 km per day) for a period of a week. This study documents that: (1) some fin whales might remain at high latitudes during winter; (2) the whales that do migrate probably feed along the way; (3) they can maintain high transiting speed for long periods and; (4) one breeding area for this species is likely located in deep, warm water some 100 km west of Morocco. publishedVersion |
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Lydersen, Christian Vacquie-Garcia, Jade Heide-Jørgensen, Mads-Peter Øien, Nils Inge Guinet, Christophe Kovacs, Kit M. Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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Lydersen, Christian Vacquie-Garcia, Jade Heide-Jørgensen, Mads-Peter Øien, Nils Inge Guinet, Christophe Kovacs, Kit M. |
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Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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autumn movements of fin whales (balaenoptera physalus) from svalbard, norway, revealed by satellite tracking |
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