Long-Range Longitudinal Movements of Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean Revealed by Photo-Identification

Mullin, Keith D.; Steiner, Lisa; Dunn, Charlotte; Claridge, Diane; García, Laura González; Gordon, Jonathan; Lewis, Tim

doi:10.1578/AM.48.1.2022.3

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Long-Range Longitudinal Movements of Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean Revealed by Photo-Identification

2022
By Mullin, Keith D. ; Steiner, Lisa ; Dunn, Charlotte ; ...

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Journal Title:

Aquatic Mammals
Personal Author:

Mullin, Keith D. ; Steiner, Lisa ; Dunn, Charlotte ; Claridge, Diane ; García, Laura González ; Gordon, Jonathan ; Lewis, Tim
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
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Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are distributed throughout the world’s oceans, mainly in waters greater than 200 m (Rice, 1989). Distribution and movements of individuals associated with social structure and age/sex have been previously described (Whitehead, 2003). Generally, mature females, their calves, and immature whales of both sexes live in matrilineal social groups throughout warm temperate to tropical waters.
Keywords:

Home Range (Animal Geography) Sperm Whale Zoogeography Home Range (Animal Geography) Sperm Whale Animal Science And Zoology Aquatic Science Nature And Landscape Conservation
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Aquatic Mammals, 48(1), 3-8
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https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.1.2022.3
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