Morphological specializations of baleen whales associated with hydrodynamic performance and ecological niche

• Published in: Journal of Morphology
• Main Authors: Woodward, Becky L., Winn, Jeremy P., Fish, Frank E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Developmental Biology; Animal Science and Zoology; Lent; Cruiser; Balaenoptera musculus; baleen whales; Blue whale; Eubalaena glacialis; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10474; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjmor.10474; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jmor.10474

Abstract Feeding behavior, prey type, and habitat appear to be associated with the morphological design of body, fluke, and flippers in baleen whales. Morphometric data from whaling records and recent stranding events were compiled, and morphometric parameters describing the body length, and fluke a...