Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae and southern right whales Eubalaena australis in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9218753 |
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| Authors | Gregory S Stone (College of the Atlantic), William M Hamner (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 148 |
| Pages | 15-20 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400022300 |
| OpenAlex | W2104315903 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
During surveys conducted 2–20 April 1986 in Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, 103 humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae and eight right whales Eubalaena australis were sighted. The right whale sightings extend the southern limit of known distribution for the species. Humpback and right whale densities were respectively 0.22 (sd 0.23) and 0.01 (sd 0.06) whales per survey mile. Highest densities for both species were recorded inside bays, rather than in the relatively open water of Gerlache Strait. Both species were feeding on Antarctic krill Euphausia superba . Twenty-three humpback and four right whales were identified individually using photographs of natural features. Also included are sighting records of 18 southern bottlenose whales Hyperoodon planifrons
Archaeology · Biology · Euphausia · Fishery · Geography · Humpback whale · Krill · Peninsula · Right whale · Whale · Whaling · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Geology · Marine and fisheries research · Marine animal studies overview · Oceanography
| Highly cited | No |
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