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Satellite tracking reveals novel migratory patterns and the importance of seamounts for endangered South Pacific humpback whales

The humpback whale population of New Caledonia appears to display a novel migratory pattern characterized by multiple directions, long migratory paths and frequent pauses over seamounts and other shallow geographical features. Using satellite-monitored radio tags, we tracked 34 whales for between 5...

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Autores principales: Garrigue, Claire, Clapham, Phillip J., Geyer, Ygor, Kennedy, Amy S., Zerbini, Alexandre N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4680621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26716006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150489