Biopsy techniques have been developed to collect skin and blubber samples through non‐
lethal methods. One sample can provide data on genetics, prey preferences, foraging …

During the winter/spring months from 1990 to 2009, 13 cetacean surveys were conducted
around the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa. The main target species was the humpback …

North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)) migrate from
high-latitude summer feeding grounds to low-latitude winter breeding grounds along the …

Effective conservation of the endangered North Atlantic humpback whale (Megaptera
novaeangliae) which breeds in the eastern North Atlantic around the Cape Verde Islands off …

Humpback whales wintering in the entire West Indies chain are widely treated as comprising
a single breeding population. However, most areas outside of Silver Bank and Samana Bay …

In species that aggregate for reproduction, the social and fitness costs of movement between
groups frequently lead to restricted exchange between breeding areas. We report on four …

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) congregate to breed during the austral winter
near tropical islands of the South Pacific (Oceania). It has long been assumed that …

Singing behaviour by male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) has traditionally
been associated with low-latitude breeding grounds. However, in recent years, this vocal …

Blubber lipid concentrations of 14 organochlorine compounds and 10 polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCB) were measured by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection in …

North Atlantic humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, migrate from summer feeding
grounds across the temperate and high latitudes to breeding grounds in the West Indies …