Decreasing body size is associated with reduced calving probability in critically endangered North Atlantic right whales

Decreasing body size is associated with reduced calving probability in critically endangered North Atlantic right whales

Body size is key to many life-history processes, including reproduction. Across species, climate change and other stressors have caused reductions in the body size to which animals can grow, called asymptotic size, with consequences for demography. A reduction in mean asymptotic length was documente...

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Main Authors: Enrico Pirotta, Peter L. Tyack, John W. Durban, Holly Fearnbach, Philip K. Hamilton, Catriona M. Harris, Amy R. Knowlton, Scott D. Kraus, Carolyn A. Miller, Michael J. Moore, Heather M. Pettis, Theoni Photopoulou, Rosalind M. Rolland, Robert S. Schick, Len Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2024-02-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
Bayesian state-space model
body size
capital breeding
Eubalaena glacialis
health
length
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240050

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