Seasonal gain in body condition of foraging humpback whales along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Seasonal gain in body condition of foraging humpback whales along the Western Antarctic Peninsula

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 condition reflects past foraging success and can act as a proxy for individual fitness. Hence, monitoring the seasonal gain in body...

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Main Authors: K. C. Bierlich, Joshua Hewitt, Robert S. Schick, Logan Pallin, Julian Dale, Ari S. Friedlaender, Fredrik Christiansen, Kate R. Sprogis, Allison H. Dawn, Clara N. Bird, Gregory D. Larsen, Ross Nichols, Michelle R. Shero, Jeremy Goldbogen, Andrew J. Read, David W. Johnston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
drones (unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs)
body condition
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP)
photogrammetry
baleen whales
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1036860/full

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