Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9620Location
Denmark StraitDOI
10.1575/1912/9620Abstract
In June and July, 1980, finback whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were
radio tagged in the waters west of Iceland. One double-tagged finback was
tracked continuously with shipboard receiving gear for 9 1/2 days, for
over 2095 km, during which it swam with from one to seven companion
finbacks to within 130 km of Greenland. The tagging and tracking systems
worked well. New behavioral information about finbacks was gathered, and
new questions were raised concerning this populations's movements and
distribution. Whale integument is discussed and the potential retention
of transcutaneous whale tags is analyzed.
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Technical Report: Watkins, William A., "Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980", 1981-01, DOI:10.1575/1912/9620, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9620Related items
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