Reconstructing the diet, trophic level and migration pattern of mysticete whales based on baleen isotopic composition [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Baleen from mysticete whales is a well-preserved proteinaceous material that can be used to identify migrations and feeding habits for species whose migration pathways are unknown. Analysis of δ13C and δ15N values from bulk baleen have been used to infer
Philip M. Riekenberg +11 more
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Non-stereotypy (to species) in mysticete downsweeps
Frontiers in Remote SensingThe Australian EEZ provides habitat for ten species of mysticete whales seasonally supporting critical life functions ranging from feeding to breeding.
Paul Nguyen Hong Duc +16 more
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Tracking the Development of Muscular Myoglobin Stores in Mysticete Calves. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 For marine mammals, the ability to tolerate apnea and make extended dives is a defining adaptive trait, facilitating the exploitation of marine food resources.
Rachel Cartwright +11 more
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Sparse representation-based classification of mysticete calls [PDF]
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018 This paper presents an automatic classification method dedicated to mysticete calls. This method relies on sparse representations which assume that mysticete calls lie in a linear subspace described by a dictionary-based representation.
Dominique Pastor
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Mysticetes to MiniConference to Manuscripts: Introduction to Thematic Issue on Mysticete Anatomy [PDF]
Anatomical Record, 2019 This issue of the Anatomical Record is focused on the theme of Mysticete Anatomy. There are six included articles that explore the anatomy of the nasal region (Marquez et al., 2018; Maust‐Mohl et al., 2018), larynx (Damien et al., 2018), lungs ...
Joy S Reidenberg
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Demography of an ice-obligate mysticete in a region of rapid environmental change
Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis, AMW) are an abundant, ice-dependent species susceptible to rapid climatic changes occurring in parts of the Antarctic.
L. Pallin +16 more
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Surviving a Dark Age: The Oldest Baleen-Bearing Whales (Cetacea: Chaeomysticeti) of Pacific South America (Lower Miocene, Peru) [PDF]
LifeThe evolution of baleen whales (Mysticeti) comprises two main phases, namely, (i) a Paleogene phase, which saw the diversification of stem lineages, and (ii) a Neogene phase, dominated by modern-looking, toothless, baleen-bearing forms in the ...
Francesco Nobile +10 more
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Taphonomy of a Mysticete Whale from the Lower Pliocene of the Coast of Cádiz (Spain)
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 A fossil mysticete was discovered along the southwestern coast of Spain, occurring in a block detached from the Neogene deposits exposed along a coastal cliff at the locality of Conil de la Frontera (Cádiz, Spain).
Giulia Bosio +6 more
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Prolonged baleen hormone cycles suggest atypical reproductive endocrinology of female bowhead whales [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Serial measurements of hormone concentrations along baleen plates allow for reconstructions of mysticete whale reproductive histories. We assessed gestation and calving interval in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) by measuring progesterone, oestradiol,
N. S. J. Lysiak +4 more
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Experimental observation of gray whale skull vibrations amplified in the bony hearing complex [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMysticete whales have bilateral bony ear complexes (tympanoperiotic complexes) that amplify low frequency vibrations in proximity to their vocalization ranges.
Margaret A. Morris +3 more
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