Dear Marmamers: A short note on the movement of a male killer whale along the southeastern coast of Brazil was recently published. Find complete reference and abstract below. Requests through the e-mail: [email protected].
Santos, M. C. de O. & da Silva, E. 2009. Records of a male killer whale (Orcinus orca) off southeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 57(1): 65-68. ABSTRACT: Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are found in all oceans, but are generally most commonly observed in coastal, temperate waters, especially in areas of high productivity. In the Western South Atlantic, long-term studies on killer whales have been conducted mainly off northern Patagonia, Argentina. The species is poorly known on the Brazilian coast where strandings and opportunistic sightings are the main sources of information. We report four sightings of a male killer whale identified through notches along its dorsal fin from 2005 and 2008, presenting the first observation on a long-distance movement (ca. 550km ) along the southeastern coast of Brazil. Cheers, Marcos C. -- Dr Marcos César de Oliveira Santos Laboratório de Ecologia de Mamíferos Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia: Diversidade e Manejo de Vida Silvestre Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Avenida Unisinos, 950, São Leopoldo, RS, Brasil, 93022-000 E-mail: [email protected] Telefone/Phone: 51-3590-1229 & Projeto Atlantis, Laboratório de Biologia da Conservação de Cetáceos PROGRAMA JOVEM PESQUISADOR - FAPESP Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), Campus Rio Claro Av 24-A, 1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil, 13506-900. E-mail: [email protected] Endereço Residencial/Home Address: Rua João Alfredo Panitz, 204, apto 602, Centro, São Leopoldo, RS 93010-150 E-mail: [email protected] Telefone/Phone: 3037-2128
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