Understanding sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in Pico Island, Azores

• Main Author: Subiron Moreso, Gerard
• Other Authors: Castilho, Rita, Santos, Rui Peres dos
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Sperm whale; Photo-identification; Distribuition; Azores; Behaviours; Pico Island; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Naturais::Outras Ciências Naturais; Cachalote; cachalote; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19431

Photo-identification has proven a reliable tool to study cetacean species such as the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Sperm whales have a worldwide distribution that differs between females and males. Females and immature social units are mostly found in tropical and subtropical waters such as...