From Chilean Patagonia to Galapagos, Ecuador: novel insights on blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

Background The most traditional scheme for migration among baleen whales comprises yearly migrations between productive waters at high latitude summer feeding grounds and warmer waters at lower latitudes where whales calve and mate, but rarely feed. Evidence indicates, however, that large departures...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, Luis Bedriñana-Romano, Francisco A. Viddi, Jorge E. Ruiz, Juan Pablo Torres-Florez, Alexandre N. Zerbini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4695.pdf