What do humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) pairs do after tagging?

The social structure of humpback whales in their tropical wintering grounds is very fluid. To date, no information has been published for cases in which two whales were both satellite-tagged while in association. Here, we report the movements of four humpback whale pairs tagged together off the coas...

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Main Authors: Artur Andriolo, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Sergio Moreira, José L. Pizzorno, Daniel Danilewicz, Ygor G. Maia, Natália Mamede, Franciele R. de Castro, Phillip Clapham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-04-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702014000200001&lng=en&tlng=en