Distribution and abundance of West Greenland humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

2004 ◽  
Vol 263 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Finn Larsen ◽  
Philip S. Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
West Greenland

Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in West Greenland Waters

1984 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith S. Perkins ◽  
Kenneth C. Balcomb III ◽  
George Nichols Jr. ◽  
Marisa DeAvilla
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
The West ◽  
Mark Recapture ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Abundance And Distribution

Using photoidentification of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and mark–recapture calculations in 1981 (mark) and 1982 (recapture), the population of this species that occurs in summer along the West Greenland coast between 63 and 70°N was estimated to be less than 200 whales. Whale distribution, however, was not random. Humpbacks were found clustered on Fyllas Banke (Godthaab District) during July and August in both years. Only a few individuals were scattered within a 240-km radius of this location. No West Greenland humpbacks have been seen in other known western North Atlantic feeding areas and vice versa.

Steroid hormone profiles and body conditions of migrating male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 313 ◽  
pp. 113888
Author(s):  
Greta Dalle Luche ◽  
Ashley S.P. Boggs ◽  
John R. Kucklick ◽  
Darryl W. Hawker ◽  
Jillian H. Wisse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Humpback Whales

Between-year synchrony in migratory timing of individual humpback whales,Megaptera novaeangliae

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 228-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Burns ◽  
Lyndon Brooks ◽  
Phil Clapham ◽  
Peter Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Migratory Timing

scholarly journals Behavior of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae (Cetacea: Balaenopteridae): comparisons between two coastal areas of Brazil

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana G. Lunardi ◽  
Márcia H. Engel ◽  
Regina H. F. Macedo
Keyword(s):  
Group Composition ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Reproductive Period ◽  
The State ◽  
Megaptera Novaeangliae ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Behavioral Differences

Behavior of humpback whales was observed during the reproductive period off the northern coast of the state of Bahia (NB, n = 378 groups) and at the Abrolhos Bank (AB, n = 919) to compare patterns and group composition between the two locations. Alone individuals and dyads were most often encountered in both areas, although mother-calf pairs were more common in AB. While these two regions comprise distinct concentrations of humpback whales, with intrinsic environmental differences, behavior patterns were quite similar. The only behavioral differences found where for "tail up" and "resting". The patterns found here may reflect differences in the protection status of the areas or intrinsic environmental differences.

Cryptic vocal behavior of foraging humpback whales on feeding grounds in West Greenland

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. 2879-2887
Author(s):  
Simone K. A. Videsen ◽  
Malene Simon ◽  
Mark Johnson ◽  
Peter Teglberg Madsen ◽  
Fredrik Christiansen
Keyword(s):  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Vocal Behavior ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Feeding Grounds
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