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- Title
First record of Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
- Authors
Rosel, Patricia E.; Wilcox, Lynsey A.; Monteiro, Carolina; Tumlin, Mandy C.
- Abstract
Background: The Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis, is a Southern Hemisphere species of balaenopterid whale generally found south of 60°S in austral summer. In the Atlantic Ocean, they migrate north during austral winter as far as approximately 7°S. On 05 February, 2013, a 7.7 m baleen whale was observed floating dead off of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Results: Genetic analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences obtained from this animal determined that it was an Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis. Conclusion: This is the first record of an Antarctic minke whale in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Subjects
GULF of Mexico; LOUISIANA; BALAENOPTERA bonaerensis; NUCLEAR DNA; NUCLEOTIDE sequence
- Publication
Marine Biodiversity Records, 2016, Vol 9, p1
- ISSN
1755-2672
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s41200-016-0058-x