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Main Authors: Hauser, Nan, Zerbini, Alexandre N, Geyer, Ygor, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Clapham, Phil
Format: Dataset Open Access
Language:en
Published: PANGAEA 2010
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810594
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author Hauser, Nan
Zerbini, Alexandre N
Geyer, Ygor
Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
Clapham, Phil
author_facet Hauser, Nan
Zerbini, Alexandre N
Geyer, Ygor
Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
Clapham, Phil
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) undertake extensive seasonal migrations from summer feeding areas in high latitudes to winter mating and calving grounds in tropical waters (Clapham and Mead 1999, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3504352). In the Southern Hemisphere, seven populations are recognized by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). In this study, we report the movements of seven whales satellite-tagged in the Cook Islands, including the first documented migration to an antarctic feeding ground. In September 2006 and 2007 we attached Argos satellite-monitored tags to eight humpback whales of various sex and behavioral classes. All whales were tagged in the nearshore waters of Rarotonga (the largest island in the Cooks group).
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spellingShingle (Table 1) Date, deployment location, tag longevity, and satellite data of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Cook Islands
Hauser, Nan
Zerbini, Alexandre N
Geyer, Ygor
Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter
Clapham, Phil
ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5; BIO; Biology; Comment; Cook Islands; DATE/TIME; Duration, number of days; Event label; Humpback_06/07; Identification; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Number; Percentage; Sex
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) undertake extensive seasonal migrations from summer feeding areas in high latitudes to winter mating and calving grounds in tropical waters (Clapham and Mead 1999, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3504352). In the Southern Hemisphere, seven populations are recognized by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). In this study, we report the movements of seven whales satellite-tagged in the Cook Islands, including the first documented migration to an antarctic feeding ground. In September 2006 and 2007 we attached Argos satellite-monitored tags to eight humpback whales of various sex and behavioral classes. All whales were tagged in the nearshore waters of Rarotonga (the largest island in the Cooks group).
title (Table 1) Date, deployment location, tag longevity, and satellite data of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Cook Islands
topic ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5; BIO; Biology; Comment; Cook Islands; DATE/TIME; Duration, number of days; Event label; Humpback_06/07; Identification; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Number; Percentage; Sex
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810594