Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters
Several records describe pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca, yet little is known of this association in South African waters. Here we describe Xenobalanus prevalence on killer whales in South African waters and assemble previous records. Killer wh...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:455013 2023-07-30T04:04:49+02:00 Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters Whitehead, Thomas Otto Rollinson, Dominic Paul Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf 2014-12-06 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/455013/ English eng Whitehead, Thomas Otto, Rollinson, Dominic Paul and Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf (2014) Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters. Marine Biodiversity, 45 (4), 873-876. (doi:10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2>). Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2 2023-07-09T22:46:23Z Several records describe pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca, yet little is known of this association in South African waters. Here we describe Xenobalanus prevalence on killer whales in South African waters and assemble previous records. Killer whales were photographed opportunistically between July and September 2013. Sex and age class were determined, and if Xenobalanus were present, attachment site and colony size were noted. A prevalence of 50 % was recorded, with barnacles most commonly observed on the dorsal fin and tail flukes. The high prevalence of Xenobalanus on killer whales in South African waters and lack thereof on killer whales at Marion Island implies that these are separate populations, and thus we suggest Xenobalanus prevalence as an additional means to distinguish between these populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Marion Island Orca Orcinus orca University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Marine Biodiversity 45 4 873 876 |
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Several records describe pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca, yet little is known of this association in South African waters. Here we describe Xenobalanus prevalence on killer whales in South African waters and assemble previous records. Killer whales were photographed opportunistically between July and September 2013. Sex and age class were determined, and if Xenobalanus were present, attachment site and colony size were noted. A prevalence of 50 % was recorded, with barnacles most commonly observed on the dorsal fin and tail flukes. The high prevalence of Xenobalanus on killer whales in South African waters and lack thereof on killer whales at Marion Island implies that these are separate populations, and thus we suggest Xenobalanus prevalence as an additional means to distinguish between these populations. |
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Whitehead, Thomas Otto Rollinson, Dominic Paul Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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pseudostalked barnacles xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales orcinus orca in south african waters |
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Whitehead, Thomas Otto, Rollinson, Dominic Paul and Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf (2014) Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters. Marine Biodiversity, 45 (4), 873-876. (doi:10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2>). |
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