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Occurrence of Bryde's and Fin Whale Calls and Their Temporal Overlap With Anthropogenic Noise Off El Hierro, Canary Islands (April 2018)

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
Susannah J. Buchan, Jesús Alcázar‐Treviño, Miriam Romagosa, Eugenio Fraile Nuez   +3 more
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Baleen Whales

Sea World informational resource on baleen whales. Excellent introduction to baleen whales including information on their classification, habitat, physical characteristics, diet, reproduction, and much more.

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Estimating the location of baleen whale calls using dual streamers to support mitigation procedures in seismic reflection surveys.

PLoS ONE, 2017
In order to mitigate against possible impacts of seismic surveys on baleen whales it is important to know as much as possible about the presence of whales within the vicinity of seismic operations. This study expands on previous work that analyzes single
Shima H Abadi, Maya Tolstoy, William S D Wilcock   +2 more
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Sex Ratio, Pregnancy Status, and Blubber Testosterone Concentrations of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on Foraging Grounds in the Southwestern Atlantic

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 42, Issue 4, October 2026.
Henry W. Slesser, Joanna L. Kershaw, Amy S. Kennedy, Caroline R. Weir, Stephanie Martin, Emma L. Carroll, C. Scott Baker, Manuela Bassoi, Danielle L. Buss, Martin Collins, Jennifer A. Jackson   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Underwater Ambient Noise in a Baleen Whale Migratory Habitat Off the Azores

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
Assessment of underwater noise is of particular interest given the increase in noise-generating human activities and the potential negative effects on marine mammals which depend on sound for many vital processes.
Miriam Romagosa, Miriam Romagosa, Irma Cascão, Irma Cascão, Nathan D. Merchant, Marc O. Lammers, Marc O. Lammers, Eva Giacomello, Tiago A. Marques, Tiago A. Marques, Mónica A. Silva, Mónica A. Silva   +11 more
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Man holding whale baleen, ca. 1918

, 1918
Certain kinds of whales have baleen plates in their mouths. These huge triangular plates have fringed edges through which the whale strains its food from the water.
Webster & Stevens
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Massive Losses of Taste Receptor Genes in Toothed and Baleen Whales

, 2014
Taste receptor genes are functionally important in animals, with a surprising exception in the bottlenose dolphin, which shows extensive losses of sweet, umami, and bitter taste receptor genes.
Zhao, Huabin, Zheng, Jinsong, Wang, Ding, Feng, Ping, Rossiter, Stephen J.   +4 more
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Feasibility of Acoustic Remote Sensing of Large Herring Shoals and Seafloor by Baleen Whales

Remote Sensing, 2016
Recent research has found a high spatial and temporal correlation between certain baleen whale vocalizations and peak herring spawning processes in the Gulf of Maine.
Dong Hoon Yi, Nicholas C. Makris
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Man holding Baleen

, 1993
Photograph of man holding up whale baleen.

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Calcification Provides Mechanical Reinforcement to Whale Baleen Alpha-Keratin [PDF]

, 2010
Hard a-keratins such as hair, nail, wool and horn are stiff epidermal appendages used by mammals in a variety of functions including thermoregulation, feeding and intraspecific competition.
Szewciw, L. J., de Kerckhove, D. G., Grime, G. W., Fudge, Douglas S.   +3 more
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