Do beluga whales truly migrate? Testing a key trait of the classical migration syndrome

Abstract Background Migration enables organisms to access resources in separate regions that have predictable but asynchronous spatiotemporal variability in habitat quality. The classical migration syndrome is defined by key traits including directionally persistent long-distance movements during wh...

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Main Authors: Luke Storrie, Lisa L. Loseto, Emma L. Sutherland, Shannon A. MacPhee, Greg O’Corry-Crowe, Nigel E. Hussey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Movement Ecology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00416-y