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Ecology and Vulnerability
Sperm Whale
Photo Credit: Chris Johnson
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus
Profile: Sperm Whale ▾▸
Shifts in Range, Elevation, or Depth
From 2010 to 2017, the centroid of the Sperm Whale’s core range shifted 114 km in the spring, 202 km in the summer, 255 km in the fall, and 71 km in the winter, all...
Shifts in Range, Elevation, or Depth
From 2010 to 2017, the centroid of the Sperm Whale’s core range shifted 114 km in the spring, 202 km in the summer, 255 km in the fall, and 71 km in the winter, all in a northeastern direction along the northeastern U.S. coast (Chavez-Rosales et al., 2022).
Reference
Chavez-Rosales, S., Josephson, E., Palka, D., & Garrison, L. (2022). Detection of habitat shifts of cetacean species: A comparison between 2010 and 2017 habitat suitability conditions in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 877580.