@article{fdi:010066293, title = {{R}emote {A}ntarctic feeding ground important for east {A}ustralian humpback whales}, author = {{C}onstantine, {R}. and {S}teel, {D}. and {A}llen, {J}. and {A}nderson, {M}. and {A}ndrews, {O}. and {B}aker, {C}. and {B}eeman, {P}. and {B}urns, {D}. and {C}harrassin, {J}.{B}. and {C}hilderhouse, {S}. and {D}ouble, {M}. and {E}nsor, {P}. and {F}ranklin, {T}. and {F}ranklin, {W}. and {G}ales, {N}. and {G}arrigue, {C}laire and {G}ibbs, {N}. and {H}arrison, {P}. and {H}auser, {N}. and {H}utsel, {A}. and {J}enner, {C}. and {J}enner, {M}.{N}. and {K}aufman, {G}. and {M}acie, {A}. and {M}attila, {D}. and {O}lavarria, {C}. and {O}osterman, {A}. and {P}aton, {D}. and {P}oole, {M}. and {R}obbins, {J}. and {S}chmitt, {N}. and {S}tevick, {P}. and {T}agarino, {A}. and {T}hompson, {K}. and {W}ard, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}nderstanding the dynamics of population recovery is particularly complex when an organism has multiple, remote breeding and feeding grounds separated by one of the longest known migration routes. {T}his study reports on the most comprehensive assessment of humpback whale ({M}egaptera novaeangliae) movements between remote {A}ntarctic waters south of {N}ew {Z}ealand and east {A}ustralia ({EA}), and the migratory corridors and breeding grounds of {A}ustralia and {O}ceania. {A} total of 112 individual whales were identified; 57 from microsatellites and 61 by fluke with 23 % (n = 26) matched to sites outside {A}ntarctica. {D}espite large datasets from other southern regions being included in the comparison, the whales were predominantly linked to {EA} (n = 24). {O}nly two matches to the {O}ceania catalogues directly north was surprising; therefore the primary feeding grounds of these endangered whales still remain unknown. {T}he confirmation of the {B}alleny {I}slands as an important feeding ground for {EA} whales could provide an insight into reasons behind the rapid recovery of this population. {D}etermining the feeding grounds of {O}ceania's whales may explain whether prey energetics or migration length are limiting factors to their recovery and will allow an understanding of future ecosystem changes in these whales.}, keywords = {{ANTARCTIQUE} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {ZELANDE} ; {OCEANIE} ; {TASMANIA} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {VANUATU} ; {FIDJI} ; {TONGA} ; {SAMOA} {OCCIDENTALES} ; {AMERICAN} {SAMOA} ; {COOK} ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {MER} {DE} {CORAIL} ; {CORAL} {SEA} {ISLANDS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {B}iology}, volume = {161}, numero = {5}, pages = {1087--1093}, ISSN = {0025-3162}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1007/s00227-014-2401-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066293}, }