Population structure of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales

• Main Author: Olavarria, Carlos
• Other Authors: Scott Baker
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: ResearchSpace@Auckland 2008
• Subjects: Fields of Research::270000 Biological Sciences::270700 Ecology and Evolution::270702 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Indian; New Zealand; Pacific; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Tonga; Antarc*; Humpback Whale; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/2564

The humpback whale was almost driven to extinction by commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean. Little is known about the degree of interchange among the remaining Southern Hemisphere populations. This thesis aimed to assess the connectivity among breeding grounds, feeding areas and migratory corrid...