Site fidelity of female minke whales in the Gulf of. St Lawrence, Canada

The minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a globally-distributed species whose population ecology is poorly understood. Most knowledge about minke whale populations, including gender differences, originates from historical data collected during commercial harvests. Here we present results from an investigation of the population structure of minke whales along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. Our methods...