Insights into Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Tagging Procedures
2.2. Track Correction and Environmental Covariates
2.3. El Niño–Southern Oscillation
3. Results
3.1. Identification of Behavioral States and Their Relationship with Environmental Variables
3.2. El Niño–Southern Oscillation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Id | Tagging Date (mm-dd-yyyy) | Last Date (mm-dd-yyyy) | Transmissions (Days) | Traveled Distance (km) | EEZ (Days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
178968 | 10-02-2021 | 08-01-2022 | 98.13 | 11,395.47 | 23.08 |
178970 | 10-03-2021 | 08-30-2022 | 331.91 | 4341.43 | 4.04 |
178972 | 08-03-2021 | 09-27-2021 | 54.55 | 1045.77 | 54.55 |
196849 | 10-07-2021 | 10-20-2021 | 13.59 | 4262.14 | 13.59 |
196850 | 10-04-2021 | 11-08-2021 | 34.99 | 3471.42 | 33.88 |
196852 | 10-04-2021 | 11-15-2021 | 42.15 | 3228.02 | 12.04 |
196853 | 10-02-2021 | 10-29-2021 | 27.49 | 3324.29 | 13.02 |
196854 | 10-05-2021 | 11-03-2021 | 28.82 | 3138.75 | 28.82 |
196855 | 10-02-2021 | 10-27-2021 | 24.52 | 2004.12 | 24.52 |
196856 | 11-06-2021 | 01-01-2022 | 56.00 | 4026.65 | 26.32 |
178971 | 09-26-2022 | 10-01-2022 | 5.15 | 2369.53 | 5.15 |
196860 | 10-06-2022 | 11-18-2022 | 43.00 | 3139.70 | 43.00 |
228112 | 10-01-2022 | 11-04-2022 | 34.45 | 3076.18 | 28.83 |
228114 | 10-14-2022 | 10-29-2022 | 14.49 | 1424.57 | 1.94 |
228115 | 09-27-2023 | 11-03-2023 | 37.51 | 2508.08 | 37.51 |
228119 | 09-23-2023 | 10-17-2023 | 23.77 | 2675.84 | 17.4 |
Model Parameter | Behavioral State | Value |
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Step Length (km) | Migratory | 60 ± 10 |
Foraging | 20 ± 10 | |
Turning Angle | Migratory | 0 |
Foraging | π |
Depth (m) | Foraging (%) | Migrating (%) |
---|---|---|
0–200 | 6.44 | 8.14 |
201–500 | 2.21 | 8.35 |
501–1000 | 5.63 | 6.59 |
1001–1500 | 3.42 | 6.37 |
>1500 | 82.30 | 70.55 |
From Foraging to Migrating State | From Migrating to Foraging State | |
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Intercept | −1.957 (−2.354, −1.560) | −2.569 (−2.963, −2.174) |
Chl | −0.069 (−0.415, 0.276) | 0.057 (−0.347, 0.460) |
Prod | 0.062 (−0.166, 0.290) | 0.070 (−0.228, 0.368) |
SST | −0.174 (−0.545, 0.197) | −0.405 (−0.895, 0.085) |
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Guzman, H.M.; Estévez, R.M.; Kaiser, S. Insights into Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific. Animals 2024, 14, 2707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182707
Guzman HM, Estévez RM, Kaiser S. Insights into Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific. Animals. 2024; 14(18):2707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182707
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuzman, Hector M., Rocío M. Estévez, and Stefanie Kaiser. 2024. "Insights into Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific" Animals 14, no. 18: 2707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182707
APA StyleGuzman, H. M., Estévez, R. M., & Kaiser, S. (2024). Insights into Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus L.) Population Movements in the Galapagos Archipelago and Southeast Pacific. Animals, 14(18), 2707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182707