There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin
In species that aggregate for reproduction, the social and fitness costs of movement between groups frequently lead to restricted exchange between breeding areas. We report on four individual humpback whales identified in both the Cape Verde Islands and Guadeloupe; locations separated by an ocean ba...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/6dab9b84-6649-4d4a-8ddd-d62685d5969d 2024-06-02T08:07:56+00:00 There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin Stevick, P. T. Berrow, Simon D. Berube, Martine Bouveret, Laurent Broms, Fredrik Jann, Beatrice Kennedy, Amy Suarez, Pedro Lopez Meunier, Marine Ryan, Conor Wenzel, Frederick 2016-06 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/6dab9b84-6649-4d4a-8ddd-d62685d5969d https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6dab9b84-6649-4d4a-8ddd-d62685d5969d https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416000321 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/39157478/JMBA_UK_2016_96_4_Stevick.pdf eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6dab9b84-6649-4d4a-8ddd-d62685d5969d info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Stevick , P T , Berrow , S D , Berube , M , Bouveret , L , Broms , F , Jann , B , Kennedy , A , Suarez , P L , Meunier , M , Ryan , C & Wenzel , F 2016 , ' There and back again : Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin ' , Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol. 96 , no. 4 , pp. 885-890 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416000321 breeding aggregation breeding habitat choice philopatry photo-identification humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae CAPE-VERDE ISLANDS EASTERN NORTH-ATLANTIC MEGAPTERA-NOVAEANGLIAE POPULATION-STRUCTURE NATAL PHILOPATRY PACIFIC CETACEANS MOVEMENTS MIGRATION ABUNDANCE article 2016 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416000321 2024-05-07T19:59:34Z In species that aggregate for reproduction, the social and fitness costs of movement between groups frequently lead to restricted exchange between breeding areas. We report on four individual humpback whales identified in both the Cape Verde Islands and Guadeloupe; locations separated by an ocean basin and >4000 km. This rate of exchange is rarely encountered between such geographically discrete breeding areas. Two individuals returned to the area where they were originally identified. In contrast, no individuals from the Cape Verde Islands were resighted to the much larger sample from the Dominican Republic, though the migratory distances from the feeding areas are comparable between these areas. The social factors driving the stark difference between groups that is observed here are not clear. Effective conservation requires an understanding of the extent and pattern of movement between population units. The findings presented here suggest that there may well be more than one behaviourally distinct group within the West Indies. More broadly, they argue that considerable caution is warranted in assumptions made regarding the number, boundaries and status of population units based solely on spatial separation or proximity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae North Atlantic University of Groningen research database Pacific Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 96 4 885 890 |
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breeding aggregation breeding habitat choice philopatry photo-identification humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae CAPE-VERDE ISLANDS EASTERN NORTH-ATLANTIC MEGAPTERA-NOVAEANGLIAE POPULATION-STRUCTURE NATAL PHILOPATRY PACIFIC CETACEANS MOVEMENTS MIGRATION ABUNDANCE |
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breeding aggregation breeding habitat choice philopatry photo-identification humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae CAPE-VERDE ISLANDS EASTERN NORTH-ATLANTIC MEGAPTERA-NOVAEANGLIAE POPULATION-STRUCTURE NATAL PHILOPATRY PACIFIC CETACEANS MOVEMENTS MIGRATION ABUNDANCE Stevick, P. T. Berrow, Simon D. Berube, Martine Bouveret, Laurent Broms, Fredrik Jann, Beatrice Kennedy, Amy Suarez, Pedro Lopez Meunier, Marine Ryan, Conor Wenzel, Frederick There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin |
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In species that aggregate for reproduction, the social and fitness costs of movement between groups frequently lead to restricted exchange between breeding areas. We report on four individual humpback whales identified in both the Cape Verde Islands and Guadeloupe; locations separated by an ocean basin and >4000 km. This rate of exchange is rarely encountered between such geographically discrete breeding areas. Two individuals returned to the area where they were originally identified. In contrast, no individuals from the Cape Verde Islands were resighted to the much larger sample from the Dominican Republic, though the migratory distances from the feeding areas are comparable between these areas. The social factors driving the stark difference between groups that is observed here are not clear. Effective conservation requires an understanding of the extent and pattern of movement between population units. The findings presented here suggest that there may well be more than one behaviourally distinct group within the West Indies. More broadly, they argue that considerable caution is warranted in assumptions made regarding the number, boundaries and status of population units based solely on spatial separation or proximity. |
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Stevick, P. T. Berrow, Simon D. Berube, Martine Bouveret, Laurent Broms, Fredrik Jann, Beatrice Kennedy, Amy Suarez, Pedro Lopez Meunier, Marine Ryan, Conor Wenzel, Frederick |
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There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin |
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There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin |
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There and back again:Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin |
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there and back again:multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin |
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Stevick , P T , Berrow , S D , Berube , M , Bouveret , L , Broms , F , Jann , B , Kennedy , A , Suarez , P L , Meunier , M , Ryan , C & Wenzel , F 2016 , ' There and back again : Multiple and return exchange of humpback whales between breeding habitats separated by an ocean basin ' , Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , vol. 96 , no. 4 , pp. 885-890 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315416000321 |
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