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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Main Authors: V. Andrews-Goff, S. Bestley, N. J. Gales, S. M. Laverick, D. Paton, A. M. Polanowski, N. T. Schmitt, M. C. Double
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30748-4