Behavior of satellite-tracked Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in relation to environmental factors around the western Antarctic Peninsula

Behavior of satellite-tracked Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) in relation to environmental factors around the western Antarctic Peninsula

Abstract Background The Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is a relatively small baleen whale species and is well suited to life in the Antarctic pack ice. Information on their individual movement and distribution patterns is largely unknown due to their association with sea ice habita...

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Main Authors: Jessica F. Lee, Ari S. Friedlaender, Matthew J. Oliver, Tracy L. DeLiberty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Animal Biotelemetry
Subjects:
Antarctic minke whales
Satellite telemetry
Remote sensing
Sea ice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40317-017-0138-7

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