Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification [PDF]
, 1976 This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). It was designed to assist laypersons in identifying cetaceans encountered in the western North Atlantic Ocean and was intended for use by ongoing cetacean observer programs.
Caldwell, David K. +4 more
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Migrating baleen whales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems
Nature CommunicationsBaleen whales migrate from productive high-latitude feeding grounds to usually oligotrophic tropical and subtropical reproductive winter grounds, translocating limiting nutrients across ecosystem boundaries in their bodies.
Joe Roman +9 more
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Darwin and evolution: a set of activities based on the evolution of mammals [PDF]
, 2010 These activities, prepared for key stage 5 students (ages 16-18) and also suitable for key stage 4 (ages 14-16), show that physical appearance is not necessarily the best way to classify mammals.
Haresnape, Janet
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The Geographic Distribution of Bowhead Whales, Balaena mysticetus, in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas: Evidence from Whaleship Records, 1849–1914 [PDF]
, 2005 We have extracted, digitized, and analyzed information about bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, contained in records of whaling cruises that were undertaken in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas from 1849 to 1914.
Bockstoce, John R. +4 more
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Fall feeding aggregations of fin whales off Elephant Island (Antarctica) [PDF]
, 2012 From 13 March to 09 April 2012 Germany conducted a fisheries survey on board RV Polarstern in the Scotia Sea (Elephant Island - South Shetland Island - Joinville Island area) under the auspices of CCAMLR.
Burkhardt, Elke, Lanfredi, Caterina
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Stranding of baleen whale Balaenoptera sp. at Satpati Landing Centre, Thane District, Maharashtra [PDF]
, 2011 A baleen whale was found washed ashore at Satpati Landing Centre, Thane District, Maharashtra on 01.04.2011 (Fig. 1). Total length was about 12 m and weight was approximately 10 t.Detailed morphometric measurements could not be taken as the whale ...
Mestry, A Y, Thakurdas,
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Hormone comparison between right and left baleen whale earplugs. [PDF]
Conserv Physiol, 2020 Crain DD +5 more
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Baleen whale acoustic presence and behaviour at a Mid-Atlantic migratory habitat, the Azores Archipelago. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Romagosa M +6 more
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, 2019 Around 1480, when he was 28 years old, Leonardo da Vinci recorded what may have been a seminal event in his life. In writing of his travels to view nature he recounted an experience in a cave in the Tuscan countryside: Having wandered for some distance ...
Etheridge, Kay
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A comparison of baleen whale density estimates derived from overlapping satellite imagery and a shipborne survey. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Bamford CCG +10 more
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