@article{fdi:010072693,
  title = {{M}igratory interchange of humpback whales ({M}egaptera novaeangliae) among breeding grounds of {O}ceania and connections to {A}ntarctic feeding areas based on genotype matching},
  author = {{S}teel, {D}. and {A}nderson, {M}. and {G}arrigue, {C}laire and {O}lavarria, {C}. and {C}aballero, {S}. and {C}hilderhouse, {S}. and {C}lapham, {P}. and {C}onstantine, {R}. and {D}awson, {S}. and {D}onoghue, {M}. and {F}lorez-{G}onzalez, {L}. and {G}ibbs, {N}. and {H}auser, {N}. and {O}remus, {M}. and {P}aton, {D}. and {P}oole, {M}. {M}. and {R}obbins, {J}. and {S}looten, {L}. and {T}hiele, {D}. and {W}ard, {J}. and {B}aker, {C}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}umpback whales ({M}egaptera novaeangliae) congregate to breed during the austral winter near tropical islands of the {S}outh {P}acific ({O}ceania). {I}t has long been assumed that humpback whales from {O}ceania migrate primarily to {A}ntarctic feeding grounds directly south ({I}nternational {W}haling {C}ommission {M}anagement {A}reas {V} and {VI}); however, there are few records of individual movement connecting these seasonal habitats. {B}ased on genetic samples of living whales collected over nearly two decades, we demonstrate interchange between the breeding grounds of {O}ceania and {A}ntarctic feeding {A}reas {V}, {VI}, and {I} (i.e., from 130{A} degrees {E} to 60{A} degrees {W}), as well as with the eastern {P}acific ({C}olombia), and the migratory corridors of eastern {A}ustralia and {N}ew {Z}ealand. {W}e first compared genotype profiles (up to 16 microsatellite loci) of samples collected from {O}ceania breeding grounds to each other and to those from the eastern {P}acific. {T}he matching profiles documented 47 individuals that were present on more than one breeding ground, including the first record of movement between {O}ceania and {C}olombia. {W}e then compared the 1179 genotypes from the breeding grounds to 777 from the migratory corridors of east {A}ustralia and {N}ew {Z}ealand, confirming the connection of these corridors with {N}ew {C}aledonia. {F}inally, we compared genotypes from breeding grounds to 166 individuals from {A}ntarctic feeding {A}reas {I}-{VI}. {T}his comparison of genotypes revealed five matches: one between {N}ew {C}aledonia and {A}rea {V}, one between {T}onga and {A}rea {VI}, two between {T}onga and {A}rea {I} (western edge), and one between {C}olombia and {A}rea {I} ({A}ntarctic {P}eninsula). {D}espite the relatively small number of samples from the {A}ntarctic, our comparison has doubled the number of recorded connections with {O}ceania available from previous studies during the era of commercial whaling.},
  keywords = {{H}umpback ; {M}egaptera novaeangliae ; {M}igration ; {G}enotyping ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {OCEANIE} ; {ANTARCTIQUE} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {TONGA} ; {SAMOA}: {COOK} {ILES} ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {NOUVELLE} {ZELANDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}olar {B}iology},
  volume = {41},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {653--662},
  ISSN = {0722-4060},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00300-017-2226-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072693},
}