Hauser, Nan; Zerbini, Alexandre N; Geyer, Ygor; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Clapham, Phil (2010): (Table 1) Date, deployment location, tag longevity, and satellite data of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from the Cook Islands [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.810594, Supplement to: Hauser, N et al. (2010): Movements of satellite-monitored humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, from the Cook Islands. Marine Mammal Science, 26(3), 679-685, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00363.x
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Abstract:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) undertake extensive seasonal migrations from summer feeding areas in high latitudes to winter mating and calving grounds in tropical waters (Clapham and Mead 1999, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3504352). In the Southern Hemisphere, seven populations are recognized by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
In this study, we report the movements of seven whales satellite-tagged in the Cook Islands, including the first documented migration to an antarctic feeding ground. In September 2006 and 2007 we attached Argos satellite-monitored tags to eight humpback whales of various sex and behavioral classes. All whales were tagged in the nearshore waters of Rarotonga (the largest island in the Cooks group).
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Latitude: -21.000000 * Longitude: -160.000000
Date/Time Start: 2006-09-10T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2007-09-25T00:00:00
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Comment:
Vegetation types classified according to the Swedish vegetation map (Andersson 1981). Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | Identification | ID | Hauser, Nan | transmitter ID | ||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 4 | Duration, number of days | Duration | days | Hauser, Nan | ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5 | tag longevity |
| 5 | Number | No | Hauser, Nan | ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5 | of locations received | |
| 6 | Percentage | Perc | % | Hauser, Nan | ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5 | of locations of quality 1,2 or 3 |
| 7 | Sex | Sex | Hauser, Nan | |||
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Hauser, Nan |
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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