Comparison of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) songs in the southern Indian Ocean indicates limited exchange between populations wintering off Madagascar and Western Australia

Comparison of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) songs in the southern Indian Ocean indicates limited exchange between populations wintering off Madagascar and Western Australia

The definition of stock structure, as designated by the International Whaling Commission, is a critical matter in the conservation of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). The difficulty lies in defining stocks in such a way that demographically isolated subpopulations are...

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Main Authors: McCauley, Robert, Murray, Anita, Cerchio, S., Jenner, Curt, Razafindrakoto, Y., Coughran, Doug, McKay, S., Rosenbaum, Howard
Format: Report
Published: International Whaling Commission 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80317

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