The predictable narwhal: satellite tracking shows behavioural similarities between isolated subpopulations

M. P. Heide-Jørgensen; N.H. Nielsen; R. G. Hansen; H. C. Schmidt; S. B. Blackwell; Ole A Jørgensen

doi:10.1111/jzo.12257

The predictable narwhal: satellite tracking shows behavioural similarities between isolated subpopulations

M. P. Heide-Jørgensen
, N.H. Nielsen
, R. G. Hansen
, H. C. Schmidt
, S. B. Blackwell
, Ole A Jørgensen

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Greeneridge Sciences Inc.

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Abstract

Comparison of behavioural similarities between subpopulations of species that have been isolated for a long time is important for understanding the general ecology of species that are under pressure from large-scale changes in habitats. Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) east and west of Greenland are examples of separated populations that, in different ocean parts, will be coping with similar anthropogenic and climate-driven habitat alterations. To study this, 28 narwhals from the Scoresby Sound fjord system were tracked by satellite in 2010-2013. The average duration of contact with the whales was 124 days with one tag lasting 305 days and one whale recaptured

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Zoology
Volume	297
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	54-65
ISSN	0952-8369
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12257
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Keywords

ZOOLOGY
MONODON-MONOCEROS
ADJACENT WATERS
EAST GREENLAND
BAFFIN-ISLAND
MOVEMENTS
WHALES
ABUNDANCE
CLIMATE
AREAS
BAY
Scoresby Sound
whale migration
satellite tracking
Greenland halibut
dive behaviour
site fidelity

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The predictable narwhal: satellite tracking shows behavioural similarities between isolated subpopulations

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