Bowhead whale behavior during the polar night

Name of applicant

Outi Tervo

Title

Senior Researcher

Institution

Greenland Institute of Natural Resources

Amount

DKK 99,000

Year

2025

Type of grant

Field Trips / Research Stays < 100,000

Summary

The project aims to determine the behaviour of bowhead whales during the Arctic winter using animal-borne multi-sensor tags, drone photogrammetry, and biological sampling. The results will provide new insights into whale song function, mating strategies, energy use, and foraging ecology of Arctic marine mammals.

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