Confirmation of a new breeding area for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central South Pacific

Small numbers of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae, Borowski 1781) have been visiting Pitcairn Island in the central South Pacific annually since the early 1990s. The whales have been observed between the months of June and November in mixed groups including adult males, mothers with calves an...

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Main Authors: Irving, R. A., O’Keefe, S., Warren, P., Koldewey, H. J., Dawson, T. P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
BREEDING GROUNDS
CONSERVATION
DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATION
REPRODUCTION
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
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name=Ecology
Evolution
Behavior and Systematics
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name=Aquatic Science
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name=Animal Science and Zoology
Austral
Henderson Island
Pacific
Megaptera novaeangliae
Online Access:https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/1de5245f-88ba-4cfd-b47f-878b1ec6d041
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/ws/files/56565086/RS7069_18_pp119_125_Irving.pdf
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