First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland
The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a poorly known cetacean species, which has been recorded rarely in the British Isles (Leaper and Evans, 2008). It is an oceanic species that inhabits tropical to warmer temperate waters worldwide (Caldwell and Caldwell, 1989). In the North Atlantic it stran...
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ftnmscotlanddc:oai:hyku:f7e915ee-a71e-4890-8e58-399a5cb30a98 2023-05-15T17:31:53+02:00 First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland Herman, Jeremy S Kitchener, Andrew C Anderson, N Reid, R J 2012 http://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn25_4/kitchener_2.pdf unknown Glasgow Natural History Society The Glasgow Naturalist http://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn25_4/kitchener_2.pdf Article 2012 ftnmscotlanddc 2022-07-28T20:37:36Z The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a poorly known cetacean species, which has been recorded rarely in the British Isles (Leaper and Evans, 2008). It is an oceanic species that inhabits tropical to warmer temperate waters worldwide (Caldwell and Caldwell, 1989). In the North Atlantic it strands reasonably commonly on the coast of the southeast USA (125 strandings between Puerto Rico and Maine 1999-2003 (Waring et al., 2005) as far north as Canada, and in the eastern Atlantic it has been recorded from the Bay of Biscay, stranding from Portugal to the western coast of France with fewer records from the Netherlands and the British Isles (Evans, 1991; Santos et al., 2006). Here we record the first strandings of pygmy sperm whales in Scotland. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Sperm whale National Museums Scotland (NMS) Research Repository Caldwell ENVELOPE(-101.500,-101.500,-72.083,-72.083) Canada |
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The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a poorly known cetacean species, which has been recorded rarely in the British Isles (Leaper and Evans, 2008). It is an oceanic species that inhabits tropical to warmer temperate waters worldwide (Caldwell and Caldwell, 1989). In the North Atlantic it strands reasonably commonly on the coast of the southeast USA (125 strandings between Puerto Rico and Maine 1999-2003 (Waring et al., 2005) as far north as Canada, and in the eastern Atlantic it has been recorded from the Bay of Biscay, stranding from Portugal to the western coast of France with fewer records from the Netherlands and the British Isles (Evans, 1991; Santos et al., 2006). Here we record the first strandings of pygmy sperm whales in Scotland. |
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Herman, Jeremy S Kitchener, Andrew C Anderson, N Reid, R J |
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Herman, Jeremy S Kitchener, Andrew C Anderson, N Reid, R J First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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Herman, Jeremy S Kitchener, Andrew C Anderson, N Reid, R J |
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Herman, Jeremy S |
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First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland |
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first records of the pygmy sperm whale, kogia breviceps, in scotland |
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Glasgow Natural History Society |
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2012 |
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http://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn25_4/kitchener_2.pdf |
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North Atlantic Sperm whale |
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North Atlantic Sperm whale |
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