Long-finned pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

Most information on long-finned pilot whales in the Mediterranean comes from this area and from the Alboran Sea. Please see the general section on Mediterranean pilot whales.

Long-finned pilot whales Globicephala melaena in the Strait of Gibraltar. Photos © CIRCE/Fundacion Biodiversidad.

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For more information on long-finned pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar see:

De Stephanis R., Cornulier T., Verborgh P., Salazar Sierra J., Pérez Gimeno N., Guinet C. 2008a. Summer spatial distribution of cetaceans in the Strait of Gibraltar in relation to the oceanographic context. Marine Ecology Progress Series 353:272-288. (473 Kb)

De Stephanis R., García-Tíscar S., Verborgh P., Esteban-Pavo R., Pérez S., Minvielle-Sebastia, Guinet C. 2008b. Diet of the social groups of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in the Strait of Gibraltar. Marine Biology 154(4):603-612. (1.8 Mb)

De Stephanis R., Verborgh P., Pérez S., Esteban R., Minvielle-Sebastia, Guinet C. In press. Social structure of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in the Strait of Gibraltar. Acta Ethologica.