A piece of the puzzle: analyses of recent strandings and historical records reveal new genetic and ecological insights on New Zealand sperm whales

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Palmer E, Alexander A, Liggins L, Guerra M, Bury SJ, Hendriks H, Stockin KA, Peters KJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: 0405 Oceanography; 0602 Ecology; 0608 Zoology; Austral; Clifford; Clifford Bay; New Zealand; Pacific; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14051

Cetacean strandings provide important opportunities to extend current knowledge on species or populations, particularly for species that are notoriously difficult to study, such as sperm whales Physeter macrocephalus (parāoa). Between 25 May and 9 June 2018, 13 male sperm whales stranded in Taranaki...