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Migration of Antarctic minke whales to the Arctic.
PloS one - 22 Dec 2010
Glover Kevin A, Kanda Naohisa, Haug Tore, Pastene Luis A, Oien Nils, Goto Mutsuo, Seliussen Bjørghild B, Skaug Hans J
Abstract excerpt
The Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis), and the common minke whale found in the North Atlantic (Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata), undertake synchronized seasonal migrations to feeding areas at their respective poles during spring, and to the tropics in the autumn where they overwinter. Differences in the timing of seasons between hemispheres prevent these species from mixing. Here, based...
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