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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-04-01
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Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989423000197 |
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