Collecting baleen whale blow samples by drone: a minimally intrusive tool for conservation genetics

• Main Authors: O'Mahony, Éadin, Sremba, Angela, Keen, Eric, Robinson, Nicole, Dundas, Archie, Steel, Debbie, Wray, Janie, Baker, Scott, Gaggiotti, Oscar
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Megaptera novaeangliae; Conservation genetics; Humpback whales; mtDNA; Fin whales; Balaenoptera physalus; Microsatellite loci; British Columbia; Canada; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6djh9w185

In coastal British Columbia, Canada, marine megafauna such as humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) and fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus velifera ) have been subject to a history of exploitation and near extirpation. While their populations have been in recovery, significant threats are posed...