The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean
An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:431 2024-09-15T17:51:30+00:00 The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean Ledwell, Wayne Benjamins, Steven Lawson, Jack Huntington, Julie 2007-03 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/431/ https://research.library.mun.ca/431/1/most_southerly_record.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/431/3/most_southerly_record.pdf http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/261 en eng Arctic Institute of North America https://research.library.mun.ca/431/1/most_southerly_record.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/431/3/most_southerly_record.pdf Ledwell, Wayne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ledwell=3AWayne=3A=3A.html> and Benjamins, Steven <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Benjamins=3ASteven=3A=3A.html> and Lawson, Jack <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawson=3AJack=3A=3A.html> and Huntington, Julie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Huntington=3AJulie=3A=3A.html> (2007) The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Arctic, 60 (1). pp. 17-22. ISSN 1923-1245 cc_by_nc G Geography (General) Q Science (General) Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftmemorialuniv 2024-07-10T03:16:00Z An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on 15 April 2005. This is the second bowhead found stranded dead in Newfoundland in seven years. The first, also an immature female, was discovered in a fjord in northeastern Newfoundland near Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' W) in October 1998. These animals represent the only bowhead whales known to have been sighted, alive or stranded dead, in waters around the island of Newfoundland. Some possible causes of the death of this most recent animal are discussed, including chronic inflammation of the vertebrae and the associated locomotive difficulties. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Balaena mysticetus bowhead whale Newfoundland North Atlantic Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on 15 April 2005. This is the second bowhead found stranded dead in Newfoundland in seven years. The first, also an immature female, was discovered in a fjord in northeastern Newfoundland near Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' W) in October 1998. These animals represent the only bowhead whales known to have been sighted, alive or stranded dead, in waters around the island of Newfoundland. Some possible causes of the death of this most recent animal are discussed, including chronic inflammation of the vertebrae and the associated locomotive difficulties. |
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Ledwell, Wayne Benjamins, Steven Lawson, Jack Huntington, Julie |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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most southerly record of a stranded bowhead whale, balaena mysticetus, from the western north atlantic ocean |
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Arctic Institute of North America |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/431/ https://research.library.mun.ca/431/1/most_southerly_record.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/431/3/most_southerly_record.pdf http://arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/261 |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/431/1/most_southerly_record.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/431/3/most_southerly_record.pdf Ledwell, Wayne <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ledwell=3AWayne=3A=3A.html> and Benjamins, Steven <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Benjamins=3ASteven=3A=3A.html> and Lawson, Jack <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawson=3AJack=3A=3A.html> and Huntington, Julie <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Huntington=3AJulie=3A=3A.html> (2007) The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean. Arctic, 60 (1). pp. 17-22. ISSN 1923-1245 |
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