An animal's body condition will affect its survival and reproductive success, which influences population dynamics. Despite its importance, relatively little is known about the body …
F Christiansen, F Vivier, C Charlton, R Ward… - Marine Ecology …, 2018 - int-res.com
The cost of reproduction is a key parameter determining a species' life history strategy. Despite exhibiting some of the fastest offspring growth rates among mammals, the cost of …
The North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis (NARW), currently numbering< 410 individuals, is on a trajectory to extinction. Although direct mortality from ship strikes and …
Climate change directly impacts the foraging opportunities of cetaceans (eg lower prey availability), leads to habitat loss, and forces cetaceans to move to other feeding grounds …
The eastern North Pacific gray whale Eschrichtius robustus experienced an unusual mortality event (UME) in 2019-2020, with 384 whales found dead along the Pacific coasts of …
Body mass is a key life‐history trait in animals. Despite being the largest animals on the planet, no method currently exists to estimate body mass of free‐living whales. We …
Baleen whales store energy gained on foraging grounds to support reproduction and other metabolic needs while fasting for long periods during migration. Whale body condition can …
Individuals store energy to balance deficits in natural cycles; however, unnatural events can also lead to unbalanced energy budgets. Entanglement in fishing gear is one example of an …
Most baleen whales are capital breeders that use stored energy acquired on foraging grounds to finance the costs of migration and reproduction on breeding grounds. Body …