A note on using satellite telemetry to document the use of San Ignacio Lagoon by gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) during their reproductive season
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In February 1996, 12 gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), consisting of six animals without calves and six females with calves, were instrumented with Argos satellite-monitored radio tags in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico. San Ignacio is one of only three major breeding and calving lagoons located along the Pacific Baja Coast. Tracking periods ranged from 1.5 to 20.8 days. Mothers stayed in the lagoon longer than animals without calves and made repeated excursions to and from the lagoon. The experiment took place at a time of year when the number of animals without calves usually declines, which likely influenced the residence time of these animals in the lagoon. The question of residence time and turnover of both animals with and without calves is important in establishing how many whales actually use the lagoon during the winter reproductive season.
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