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| CAPELLA,JUAN J; GIBBONS,JORGE; FLÓREZ-GONZÁLEZ,LILIÁN; LLANO,MARTHA; VALLADARES,CARLOS; SABAJ,VALERIA; VILINA,YERKO A. |
| Humpback whales undertake seasonal migration between productive high-latitude areas where they feed in summer and low-latitude tropical waters where mating and calving occur during winter. In the eastern south Pacific, the species breeds off Colombia and Ecuador, and feeds primarily in the western Antarctic Peninsula and in the waters of the Strait of Magellan (SM), recently described as a new feeding ground for humpback whales. Comparison of fluke photographs of 62 individuals from the SM obtained during the austral summer from 1999 to 2005 and 1,042 individuals from Colombia, provided conclusive matches for six individuals, with an overall interchange Índex of 0.093. Eight migratory trips between summer and winter grounds were registered for four whales... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Colombia; Humpback whales; Migration; Photo-identification; Strait of Magellan. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2008000400008 |
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