Minke whales maximise energy storage on their feeding grounds

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 427-436

  Christiansen, Fredrik ^a   Víkingsson, Gísli A ^b   Rasmussen, Marianne H ^c   Lusseau, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Blubber; Capital breeder; Energy storage; Life history; Morphometrics; Mysticete

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; ICELAND; MALE; MINKE WHALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; ICELAND; MALE; MINKE WHALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; CETACEA;

EID: 84872529870     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.074518     Document Type: Article

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