Determination of growth, mass, and body mass index of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Implications for conservational status assessment of populations

Determination of growth, mass, and body mass index of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): Implications for conservational status assessment of populations

Longitudinal data on individual growth and seasonal changes in body mass, girth, and blubber thickness are rarely available for cetaceans, making it difficult to assess their population composition and individual nutritional condition. During different time intervals from 1997 to 2020, we collected...

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Main Authors: Emilie Nicoline Stepien, Jacob Nabe–Nielsen, Kirstin Anderson Hansen, Jakob Højer Kristensen, Marie–Anne Blanchet, Sabrina Brando, Geneviève Desportes, Christina Lockyer, Lauro Marcenaro, Paulien Bunskoek, José Kemper, Ursula Siebert, Morten Tange Olsen, Magnus Wahlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-04-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Odontocetes
Body morphometric
Life history
Von Bertalanffy
Seasonal trends
BMI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423000197

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