In:
J. Cetacean Res. Manage., International Whaling Commission, Vol. 3, No. 3 ( 2023-05-24), p. 321-327
Kurzfassung:
This note compiles recorded strandings of sperm whales on the Brazilian coast. A known total of 95 sperm whales (62 single and one mass stranding of 33 individuals) stranded along the Brazilian coast from 1967-2000. A higher incidence of single strandings was observed in northeastern Brazil ( ~ 05°-17°S). No strandings occurred in lower latitudes ( 〈 14°S) from June-September. The seasonal and spatial pattern observed by the reported strandings may indicate higher stranding rates in higher latitudes ( ~ 18-25°S) between June and August (winter) and in lower latitudes ( ~ 3-7°S) between January and April (summer and spring). Strandings of smaller sperm whales (3-4.5m) were observed during the austral summer and autumn, indicating seasonality in the birth season. Growth-layer counts of three specimens provide the first data on age of sperm whales for Brazil.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2312-2706
,
1561-0713
DOI:
10.47536/jcrm.v3i3.882
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
International Whaling Commission
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
2744616-5
SSG:
21,3
SSG:
12