Stomach temperature of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) during feeding events

Animal Biotelemetry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Heide Jørgensen, Mads Peter ^a   Nielsen, Nynne H ^a   Hansen, Rikke G ^a   Blackwell, Susanna B ^b  

^a GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^b Greeneridge Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; East Greenland; Feeding; Narwhal; Prey consumption; Stomach contents; Stomach temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018193527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20503385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-3385-2-9     Document Type: Article

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