Age estimates based on aspartic acid racemization for bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) harvested in 1998-2000 and the relationship between racemization rate and body temperature

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 424-445

  Rosa, Cheryl ^a,e   Zeh, Judith ^b   Craig George, J ^c   Botta, Oliver ^d,f   Zauscher, Melanie ^d,g   Bada, Jeffrey ^d   O'Hara, Todd M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e US Arctic Research Commission   (United States)

^f INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at sexual maturity; Age determination; Balaena mysticetus; Bowhead whale

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; HARVESTING; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NONLINEARITY; OPTICAL METHOD; RACEMIZATION; SAMPLING; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WHALE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; BALAENOPTERA ACUTOROSTRATA; BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS; CETACEA;

EID: 84880308110     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2012.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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