Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Observations of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands obtained in 1995 and 1996 are reported and data on the occurrence of 14 taxa are given, including four not previously reported from the region, viz. Bryde\xe2\x80\x99s Whale Balaenoptera edeni, Killer Whale Orcinus orca, Rough-toothed Dol...
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ftnaturalis:oai:repository.naturalis.nl:534375 2024-02-11T10:03:48+01:00 Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Hazevoet, C.J. (Cornelis) Wenzel, (Frederick W.) 2000-01-01 application/pdf https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/534375 unknown https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/534375 Contributions to Zoology vol. 69 no. 3, pp. 197-211 Cetacea Cape Verde Islands distribution whaling history info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2000 ftnaturalis 2024-01-17T23:23:13Z Observations of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands obtained in 1995 and 1996 are reported and data on the occurrence of 14 taxa are given, including four not previously reported from the region, viz. Bryde\xe2\x80\x99s Whale Balaenoptera edeni, Killer Whale Orcinus orca, Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis, and Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba. An earlier report of Fin Whale B. physalus is reviewed and re-identified as B. cf. borealis. Status and occurrence of the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae are discussed at some length. Unpublished observations from other observers are also included and a short account on the history of whaling in the islands is given. A list of all cetacean taxa reliably recorded in the Cape Verde region is presented and unsubstantiated reports are briefly discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fin whale Humpback Whale Killer Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Orca Orcinus orca Killer whale Naturalis Institutional Repository Bryde ENVELOPE(-63.033,-63.033,-64.867,-64.867) |
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Cetacea Cape Verde Islands distribution whaling history Hazevoet, C.J. (Cornelis) Wenzel, (Frederick W.) Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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Observations of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands obtained in 1995 and 1996 are reported and data on the occurrence of 14 taxa are given, including four not previously reported from the region, viz. Bryde\xe2\x80\x99s Whale Balaenoptera edeni, Killer Whale Orcinus orca, Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis, and Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba. An earlier report of Fin Whale B. physalus is reviewed and re-identified as B. cf. borealis. Status and occurrence of the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae are discussed at some length. Unpublished observations from other observers are also included and a short account on the history of whaling in the islands is given. A list of all cetacean taxa reliably recorded in the Cape Verde region is presented and unsubstantiated reports are briefly discussed. |
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Hazevoet, C.J. (Cornelis) Wenzel, (Frederick W.) |
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Hazevoet, C.J. (Cornelis) Wenzel, (Frederick W.) |
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Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) |
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whales and dolphins (mammalia, cetacea) of the cape verde islands, with special reference to the humpback whale megaptera novaeangliae (borowski, 1781) |
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Contributions to Zoology vol. 69 no. 3, pp. 197-211 |
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