Sighting records of “Migaloo” the white humpback whale provide evidence of Australian site fidelity and use of New Zealand waters as a migratory route
Observations of an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Australian east coast were first made in 1991 off Byron Bay, Australia. Genetic analysis of tissue samples collected from this individual confirmed this whale to be male and lacking pigmentation as a result of albinism. W...
Published in: | Australian Zoologist |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Online Access: | https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/172b6218-7ff9-4f7c-8f64-e09e0063840d https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.043 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85173833142&partnerID=8YFLogxK |