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Whitehead, Thomas Otto
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Rollinson, Dominic Paul
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Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-02-16T05:17:50Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Several records describe pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus
orca, yet little is known of this association in Southern African waters. Here we describe Xenobalanus
prevalence on killer whales in South African waters and assemble previous records. Killer whales were
photographed opportunistically between July and September 2013. Sex and age class were determined, and if
Xenobalanus were present, attachment site and colony size noted. A prevalence of 50% was recorded, with
barnacles most commonly observed on the dorsal fin and tail flukes. The high prevalence of Xenobalanus on
killer whales in South African waters and lack thereof on killer whales at Marion Island implies that these are
separate populations, and thus we suggest Xenobalanus prevalence is an additional means to distinguish
between these populations. |
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dc.description.embargo |
2016-12-31 |
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dc.description.librarian |
hb2015 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka programme, the South African Department of Science and Technology through the NRF, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (project number: 10251290) and the International Whaling Commission’s Southern Ocean Research Partnership. |
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dc.description.uri |
http://link.springer.com/journal/12526 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Whitehead, TO, Rollinson, DP & Reisinger, RR 2015, 'Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters', Marine Biodiversity, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 873-876. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1867-1616 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1867-1624 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1007/s12526-014-0296-2 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/51373 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Springer |
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dc.rights |
© Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.com/journal/12526. |
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dc.subject |
Xenobalanus globicipitis |
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dc.subject |
Orcinus orca |
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dc.subject |
Killer whale |
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dc.subject |
Barnacle |
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dc.subject |
Epibiont |
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dc.subject |
South Africa (SA) |
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dc.title |
Pseudostalked barnacles Xenobalanus globicipitis attached to killer whales Orcinus orca in South African waters |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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