Prey density and distribution drive the three‐dimensional foraging strategies of the largest filter feeder

• Published in: Functional Ecology
• Main Authors: Goldbogen, Jeremy A., Hazen, Elliott L., Friedlaender, Ari S., Calambokidis, John, DeRuiter, Stacy L., Stimpert, Alison K., Southall, Brandon L.
• Other Authors: Costa, Daniel, Office of Naval Research Marine Mammal Program, Environmental Readiness Program, Chief of Naval Operations, US NMFS, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Rorqual; Balaenoptera musculus; Blue whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12395; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2435.12395; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2435.12395; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1365-2435.12395; https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2435.12395

Summary Despite their importance in determining the rate of both energy gain and expenditure, how the fine‐scale kinematics of foraging are modified in response to changes in prey abundance and distribution remain poorly understood in many animal ecosystems. In the marine environment, bulk‐filter fe...