About the Authors
- Howard C. Rosenbaum
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* E-mail: hrosenbaum@wcs.org
Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Conservation Genetics Program, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of E3B, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Cristina Pomilla
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Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Conservation Genetics Program, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, New York, New York, United States of America
- Martin Mendez
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Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Conservation Genetics Program, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of E3B, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America
- Matthew S. Leslie
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Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics and Conservation Genetics Program, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America
- Peter B. Best
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Affiliation University of Pretoria, Mammal Research Institute, Pretoria, Cape Town, South Africa
- Ken P. Findlay
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Affiliation Oceanography Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
- Gianna Minton
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Affiliation Environment Society of Oman, Ruwi, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Peter J. Ersts
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Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, New York, New York, United States of America
- Timothy Collins
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Affiliations Cetacean Conservation and Research Program, Global Conservation-Marine, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, United States of America, Environment Society of Oman, Ruwi, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
- Marcia H. Engel
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Affiliations Instituto Baleia Jubarte, Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil, Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Sandro L. Bonatto
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Affiliation Faculdade de Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Deon P. G. H. Kotze
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Affiliation Marine and Coastal Management, Rogge Bay, South Africa
- Mike Meÿer
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Affiliation Marine and Coastal Management, Rogge Bay, South Africa
- Jaco Barendse
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Affiliation University of Pretoria, Mammal Research Institute, Pretoria, Cape Town, South Africa
- Meredith Thornton
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Affiliation University of Pretoria, Mammal Research Institute, Pretoria, Cape Town, South Africa
- Yvette Razafindrakoto
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Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society-Madagascar Country Program, Antananarivo, Madagascar
- Solange Ngouessono
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Affiliation Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Ministère du Tourisme et des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville, Gabon
- Michel Vely
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Affiliation Association Megaptera, Paris, France
- Jeremy Kiszka
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Affiliation Université de La Rochelle, LIENSS, Institut du Littoral et de l'Environnement, La Rochelle, France
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HR CP MM MSL PBB KPF GM PJE TC MHE SLB DPGHK MM JB MT YR SN MV JK. Performed the experiments: HR CP MM MSL PBB KPF GM PJE TC MHE SLB DPGHK MM JB MT YR SN MV JK. Analyzed the data: HR CP MM MSL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HR CP MM MSL PBB KPF GM PJE TC MHE SLB DPGHK MM JB MT YR SN MV JK. Wrote the paper: HR CP MM MSL. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content: CP MM MSL PBB KPF GM PJE TC MHE SLB DPGHK MM JB MT YR SN MV JK. Final approval of the version to be published: CP MM MSL PBB KPF GM PJE TC MHE SLB DPGHK MM JB MT YR SN MV JK.