2007

Long-term bonds in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

Ramp, Christian; Lusseau, David; Palsbøll, Per; Hagen, Wilhelm; Sears, Richard. 2007. Long-term bonds in female humpback whales (Megaptera novaengliae) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada? Oral presentation to the Seventeenth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Use of fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) vocalizations to determine stock identity and structure; a comparative study of two North Atlantic feeding grounds

Abstract: Fin whale stock structure in the North Atlantic remains poorly understood. The International Whaling Commission currently recognizes seven broad stocks but their definition is obscured by potential overlap in the distribution and movements of fin whales. Acoustics is increasingly mentioned as a potential alternative to investigate the population structure of pelagic, farranging species such as blue and fin whales....

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