Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1991, Side 37

Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1991, Side 37
STUDIES ON THE LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE 41 were taken from 5 different schools (see Ta- ble 1). Foetuses. The sex, length and weight of foe- tuses were recorded. In addition to data on the 29 foetuses sampled (see Table 1), data on a further 34 foetuses sampled between 1958 and 1964 by J. S. Joensen, the Faroese Fisheries Laboratory, is added (Table 3). Some of this data has previously been used by Frazer and Hugget (1959). Stomachs. 74 samples of stomach contents were taken from 4 different schools (see Ta- ble 1). Samples of stomach contents were taken on the beach, and then brought to the laboratory and conserved in 70% alcohol. 3 different catches from August-September 1984 are treated by Desportes (1985). Endoparasites. These were sampled from stomachs and abdominal cavities and con- served in 70% alcohol. Weight. 7 whales were weighed whole to the nearest kg on a lorry balance before parti- tion took place. Statistical analysis. The results are expressed as mean t standard error (sem) and the term »significant« is used solely in the statistical sense of differences significant at the 5% level of probability. Results and discussion School composition. The length frequency distribution was obtained from 8 total schools (Fig. 3, a-h; N = 541). The figures show the normal picture for a species with a polygynous social structure (Amos, Barret and Dover, 1991) with males growing longer Body length, cm Body length, cm Fig. 3. Length frequency distribution histogram for 8 different catches of long-finned pilot whales in Faroe Islands in the period 1978 to 1985, a-h. Empty stacks = males, filled = females. N=541.
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