Rorqual whale (Balaenopteridae) surface lunge‐feeding behaviors: Standardized classification, repertoire diversity, and evolutionary analyses

• Main Authors: Kot, Brian W, Sears, Richard, Zbinden, Dany, Borda, Elizabeth, Gordon, Malcolm S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2014
• Subjects: Behavioral and Social Science; Balaenopteridae; Blue whale; Evolution; Feeding behavior; Fin whale; Lunge-feeding; Minke whale; Rorqual whale; Surface feeding; Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; Zoology; Marine Biology & Hydrobiology; Rorqual; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; minke whale
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6728w695

Rorqual whales (Family: Balaenopteridae) are the world's largest predators and sometimes feed near or at the sea surface on small schooling prey. Most rorquals capture prey using a behavioral process known as lunge-feeding that, when occurring at the surface, often exposes the mouth and head ab...