Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Australia: a stopover for females early in their southern migration

In the Southern Hemisphere, humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate along the extended continental coastlines of Australia, South America, and South Africa. This study reports on photo-identification capture–recapture data from a long-term survey conducted in Hervey Bay, Queensland, where a...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Lyndon Brooks, Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Peter Harrison, Peter Corkeron, Kenneth H. Pollock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-12-01
Subjects:	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Hervey Bay population dynamics survivorship site-fidelity
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1426248/full