First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela
On February 04th, 2009, we recorded a male humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Gulf of Venezuela. This animal was found stranded alive by a few neighboring fishermen and died minutes later in Kazuzain village (11°36'08.5” N - 71°55'42.7” W), located in Venezuelan portion of th...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:78825 2023-11-12T04:18:18+01:00 First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela Espinoza-rodriguez, Ninive Barrios-Garrido, Hector 2021 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78825/7/78825.pdf unknown Universidad de los Andes https://doi.org/10.53157/ecotropicos.33E0018 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78825/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78825/7/78825.pdf Espinoza-rodriguez, Ninive, and Barrios-Garrido, Hector (2021) First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela. Ecotropicos, 33. pp. 1-7. open Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.53157/ecotropicos.33E0018 2023-10-30T23:59:40Z On February 04th, 2009, we recorded a male humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Gulf of Venezuela. This animal was found stranded alive by a few neighboring fishermen and died minutes later in Kazuzain village (11°36'08.5” N - 71°55'42.7” W), located in Venezuelan portion of the Güajira Peninsula at Zulia state. The specimen was a sub-adult male, with total length of 10.5 m and width of 3.04 ± 0.27 m. This is the first record of this species in the Gulf of Venezuela. This study allows us contributing to insight of biology and ecology to marine mammals across Gulf of Venezuela, where details of large cetaceans remain somewhat opaque. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU |
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On February 04th, 2009, we recorded a male humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Gulf of Venezuela. This animal was found stranded alive by a few neighboring fishermen and died minutes later in Kazuzain village (11°36'08.5” N - 71°55'42.7” W), located in Venezuelan portion of the Güajira Peninsula at Zulia state. The specimen was a sub-adult male, with total length of 10.5 m and width of 3.04 ± 0.27 m. This is the first record of this species in the Gulf of Venezuela. This study allows us contributing to insight of biology and ecology to marine mammals across Gulf of Venezuela, where details of large cetaceans remain somewhat opaque. |
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Espinoza-rodriguez, Ninive Barrios-Garrido, Hector First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela |
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first report of a humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae (borowski, 1781) (cetartiodactyla: balaenopteridae) stranding in the gulf of venezuela |
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https://doi.org/10.53157/ecotropicos.33E0018 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78825/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/78825/7/78825.pdf Espinoza-rodriguez, Ninive, and Barrios-Garrido, Hector (2021) First report of a Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) stranding in the Gulf of Venezuela. Ecotropicos, 33. pp. 1-7. |
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