Intra-seasonal variation in feeding rates and diel foraging behaviour in a seasonally fasting mammal, the humpback whale

Intra-seasonal variation in feeding rates and diel foraging behaviour in a seasonally fasting mammal, the humpback whale

Antarctic humpback whales forage in summer, coincident with the seasonal abundance of their primary prey, the Antarctic krill. During the feeding season, humpback whales accumulate energy stores sufficient to fuel their fasting period lasting over six months. Previous animal movement modelling work...

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Main Authors: Ross C. Nichols, David E. Cade, Shirel Kahane-Rapport, Jeremy Goldbogen, Alison Stimpert, Douglas Nowacek, Andrew J. Read, David W. Johnston, Ari Friedlaender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-07-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
humpback whale
foraging ecology
seasonal foraging
fasting mammal
Antarctic
biologging
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211674

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