Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet
The distribution and biological condition of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781) caught during the 1960s by Soviet whaling flotillas in the relatively poorly studied Northwest region of the Indian Ocean, from the Asian coast to 40°S, and from the east coast of Africa to 80°E, wer...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ajol.info:article/161937 2023-05-15T17:10:49+02:00 Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet Mikhalev, Yuriy A. 2018-07-27 application/pdf https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/161937 eng eng Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/161937/164747 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/wiojms/article/view/161937 10.4314/wiojms.v0i0. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science; 2018: Special Issue 1/2018; 11-21 2683-6416 0856-860X Humpbacks northwest region Indian Ocean distribution sizes nutrition embryos reproduction biological condition info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2018 ftjafricanj 2022-09-18T00:25:19Z The distribution and biological condition of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781) caught during the 1960s by Soviet whaling flotillas in the relatively poorly studied Northwest region of the Indian Ocean, from the Asian coast to 40°S, and from the east coast of Africa to 80°E, were analyzed. Two distinct clusters were identified: South of Madagascar (Southern region); and off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula (Northern region). The humpbacks of the Southern region do not differ significantly from humpbacks from the higher latitudes of the Southern Ocean, and the humpbacks of the Northern region are similar to the humpbacks of the Northern Hemisphere, not only geographically, but also in their biological characteristics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Megaptera novaeangliae Southern Ocean AJOL - African Journals Online Southern Ocean Indian |
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The distribution and biological condition of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781) caught during the 1960s by Soviet whaling flotillas in the relatively poorly studied Northwest region of the Indian Ocean, from the Asian coast to 40°S, and from the east coast of Africa to 80°E, were analyzed. Two distinct clusters were identified: South of Madagascar (Southern region); and off the coast of the Arabian Peninsula (Northern region). The humpbacks of the Southern region do not differ significantly from humpbacks from the higher latitudes of the Southern Ocean, and the humpbacks of the Northern region are similar to the humpbacks of the Northern Hemisphere, not only geographically, but also in their biological characteristics. |
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Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet |
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Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet |
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Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet |
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Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet |
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Distribution and biological characteristics of Humpback whales in the Northwest region of the Indian Ocean according to data from the Soviet whaling fleet |
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distribution and biological characteristics of humpback whales in the northwest region of the indian ocean according to data from the soviet whaling fleet |
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Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association |
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Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science; 2018: Special Issue 1/2018; 11-21 2683-6416 0856-860X |
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