Long-term morphometric data of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) from aerial photographs off the Canary Islands (Eastern North Atlantic)

Published: 24 April 2025| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/c5bsfc2648.1
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Description

Long term database of morphometric measurements of short-finned pilot whales off the Canary Islands (Eastern North Atlantic population) from aerial photographs. Includes absolute body length measurements of the whales and proportional measurements of their body at 5% increments from rostrum. For further information please contact arranz@ull.edu.es. University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.

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Drone based aerial photograph collection ( DJI Mavic 3, Mavic 2 and Inspire 1) with addition of LIDAR altimeter for precise altitude estimation above the water. Data analysis using morphometric techniques based on Christiansen et al. 2018.

Institutions

Universidad de La Laguna

Categories

Marine Mammal, Population Health Impact (Environment and Health), Conservation of Biodiversity, Morphometry, Non-Invasive Diagnostics, Drone (Aircraft)

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades

Proyecto de I+D+i 'CETOCAN' PID2021-126940OB-I00 PROYECTOS DE GENERACIÓN DE CONOCIMIENTO 2021 AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN - MINISTERIO DE CIENCIA E INNOVACIÓN

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https://sites.google.com/view/proyecto-cetocan/home?authuser=0&pli=1
is source of this dataset

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