Calls reveal population structure of blue whales across the southeast Indian Ocean and the southwest Pacific Ocean

• Main Authors: Balcazar, Naysa E., Tripovich, Joy S., Klinck, Holger, Nieukirk, Sharon L., Mellinger, David K., Dziak, Robert P., Rogers, Tracey L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Pacific; Indian; New Zealand; Tonga; Balaenoptera musculus; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/qv33rz606

For effective species management, understanding population structure and distribution is critical. However, quantifying population structure is not always straightforward. Within the Southern Hemisphere, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) complex is extremely diverse but difficult to study. Usin...