Dear colleagues,
My co-authors and I are pleased to announce a recent publication in Aquatic Mammals:
Willoughby, A.L., M.C. Ferguson, J.T. Clarke, A.A. Brower. 2018. First Photographic Match of an Anomalously White Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea, Alaska, and Baja California, Mexico. Aquatic Mammals. 44(1): 7-12
Summary:
We report on an anomalously white gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) that was sighted and photographed in the northeastern Chukchi Sea, Alaska, and off Baja California, Mexico. To the best of our knowledge, the observations presented denote the first accounts of (1) an anomalously white gray whale in the northeastern Chukchi Sea and (2) a note-worthy intra-annual match of an individual gray whale on both wintering and summering grounds. Our goal was to highlight sightings of anomalously white gray whales to generate distribution and habitat information, monitor the health and reproductive success of these atypical animals, and provide a database to which future sightings could be added. Findings from our literature and photographic research, which include published and unpublished accounts of anomalously white gray whales, are provided in a comprehensive table.
Regards,
Amy