Humpback whale migrations to Antarctic summer foraging grounds through the southwest Pacific Ocean
Abstract Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) populations typically undertake seasonal migrations, spending winters in low latitude breeding grounds and summers foraging in high latitude feeding grounds. Until recently, a broad scale understanding of whale movement has been derived from whaling r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30748-4 |