How baleen whales feed: the biomechanics of engulfment and filtration
Baleen whales are gigantic obligate filter feeders that exploit aggregations of small-bodied
prey in littoral, epipelagic, and mesopelagic ecosystems. At the extreme of maximum body …
prey in littoral, epipelagic, and mesopelagic ecosystems. At the extreme of maximum body …
Kinematics of foraging dives and lunge-feeding in fin whales
JA Goldbogen, J Calambokidis… - Journal of …, 2006 - journals.biologists.com
Fin whales are among the largest predators on earth, yet little is known about their foraging
behavior at depth. These whales obtain their prey by lunge-feeding, an extraordinary …
behavior at depth. These whales obtain their prey by lunge-feeding, an extraordinary …
Morphological and molecular evidence for a stepwise evolutionary transition from teeth to baleen in mysticete whales
TA Deméré, MR McGowen, A Berta… - Systematic …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The origin of baleen in mysticete whales represents a major transition in the phylogenetic
history of Cetacea. This key specialization, a keratinous sieve that enables filter-feeding …
history of Cetacea. This key specialization, a keratinous sieve that enables filter-feeding …
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales
The largest animals are baleen filter feeders that exploit large aggregations of small-bodied
plankton. Although this feeding mechanism has evolved multiple times in marine …
plankton. Although this feeding mechanism has evolved multiple times in marine …
Big gulps require high drag for fin whale lunge feeding
Fin whales Balaenoptera physalus exhibit one of the most extreme feeding methods among
aquatic vertebrates. Fin whales, and other rorquals (Balaenopteridae), lunge with their …
aquatic vertebrates. Fin whales, and other rorquals (Balaenopteridae), lunge with their …
The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia
EMG Fitzgerald - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Mammalodon colliveri is an unusual toothed archaic mysticete (Cetacea) from the Upper
Oligocene Jan Juc Formation of south-east Australia. The morphology of the holotype skull …
Oligocene Jan Juc Formation of south-east Australia. The morphology of the holotype skull …
Metabolic expenditures of lunge feeding rorquals across scale: implications for the evolution of filter feeding and the limits to maximum body size
Bulk-filter feeding is an energetically efficient strategy for resource acquisition and
assimilation, and facilitates the maintenance of extreme body size as exemplified by baleen …
assimilation, and facilitates the maintenance of extreme body size as exemplified by baleen …
A new Early Oligocene toothed 'baleen'whale (Mysticeti: Aetiocetidae) from western North America: one of the oldest and the smallest
Archaic toothed mysticetes represent the evolutionary transition from raptorial to bulk filter
feeding in baleen whales. Aetiocetids, in particular, preserve an intermediate morphological …
feeding in baleen whales. Aetiocetids, in particular, preserve an intermediate morphological …
Suction feeding preceded filtering in baleen whale evolution
The origin of baleen, the key adaptation of modern whales (Mysticeti), marks a profound yet
poorly understood transition in vertebrate evolution, triggering the rise of the largest animals …
poorly understood transition in vertebrate evolution, triggering the rise of the largest animals …
Adaptations of the cetacean hyolingual apparatus for aquatic feeding and thermoregulation
AJ Werth - The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Foraging methods vary considerably among semiaquatic and fully aquatic mammals.
Semiaquatic animals often find food in water yet consume it on land, but as truly obligate …
Semiaquatic animals often find food in water yet consume it on land, but as truly obligate …