WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
During my PhD, I described the movements of humpback whales and characterized their breeding habitats in Madagascar, which represents a key wintering ground for the Western Indian Ocean population of this species. While my approach (analysis of satellite tracks in relation to environmental parameters) provided new perspectives to better understand the ecology of the species, a key question remains unanswered: are habitat use strategies different from one region to another, in response to the regional characteristics of the marine environment of the different breeding grounds? Here, I attempt to answer this question by applying a comparative approach to four major humpback whale breeding regions of the Southern Hemisphere.
