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NEW ZEALAND HERD STRANDING SITES DO NOT RELATE TO GEOMAGNETIC TOPOGRAPHY
Author(s) -
Brabyn Mark,
Frew Richard V. C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
marine mammal science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.723
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1748-7692
pISSN - 0824-0469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1994.tb00261.x
Subject(s) - earth's magnetic field , geology , oceanography , geography , magnetic field , physics , quantum mechanics
A bstract Recent theories relating cetacean stranding sites to geomagnetic topography were tested for the New Zealand coastline. New Zealand herd strandings showed no relationship to either perpendicular geomagnetic contours or magnetic minima, nor did whales appear to be avoiding magnetic gradients. Single‐live stranding sites also showed no geomagnetic relationship.