Holocene Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Skeletal Morphometrics and Taxonomy in the Eastern Canadian Arctic
Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: physical sciences, biology, archaeology, taxonomy, mapping, whale, bowhead whales, bones
| Principal Investigator: | Savelle, James M. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 12199 |
| Organization: | McGill University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | Colin Grier, Ruth Edelstein |
Objective(s): To measure early Holocene bowhead whale bones; to map and sample beluga whale bones from late nineteenth century mass beluga whale kills.
Project Description: The researcher and his team will take a series of measurements on crania and mandibles of naturally stranded early Holocene bowhead whales. This will enable the original length of individual bowheads at death to be determined. These data will have immediate applications in the fields of environmental change and Thule archaeology.
