• DOI:10.1071/MF9650033
Corpus ID: 84989731

Dynamics of two populations of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski)

@article{Chittleborough1965DynamicsOT,
  title={Dynamics of two populations of the humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski)},
  author={R. Chittleborough},
  journal={Marine and Freshwater Research},
  year={1965},
  volume={16},
  pages={33-128}
}

R. Chittleborough

Published 1965

Biology

Marine and Freshwater Research

Results of studies of the structure and dynamics of two humpback whale stocks of the southern hemisphere (group IV, 70o E.-130°E.; group V, 130o E.-170o W.) are drawn together. Estimates are made of recruitment and mortality rates, and an assessment is made of the yields to be taken from these stocks under various conditions. The two stocks are shown to be, in the main, independent of one another although there is a negligible sporadic exchange between them. The group V stock is shown to… CONTINUE READING

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