Initial genotype matching of humpback whales from the 2010 Australia/New Zealand Antarctic Whale Expedition (Area V) to Australia and the South Pacific

• Main Authors: Steel, D, Schmitt, N, Anderson, Megan, Burns, Daniel, Childerhouse, S, Constantine, R, Franklin, Trish, Franklin, Wally, Gales, N, Garrigue, C, Gibb, N, Hauser, N, Mattila, D, Olavarria, C, Paton, D, Poole, M, Robbins, J, Ward, J, Harrison, Peter L, Baverstock, Peter R, Double, M, Baker, C S
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2011
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Byron Bay; New Zealand; Pacific; Queensland; Antarc*; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3173; https://iwc.int/sc-documents

Here we present new records of humpback whale migratory connections between Antarctic AreaV and migratory corridors of Australia and the South Pacific based on genotype matching (up to10 microsatellite loci, with sex and mitochondrial DNA). A total of n = 64 skin biopsy sampleswere collected by the...