The prey field of the North Atlantic right whale in the Bay of Fundy: Spatial and temporal variation.

• Main Author: Michaud, Josee.
• Other Authors: Ph.D.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Dalhousie University 2014
• Subjects: Biology; Oceanography; Zoology; Canada; Marian; Calanus finmarchicus; North Atlantic; North Atlantic right whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/54791

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubaleana glacialis; Muller 1776) is critically endangered. Large variations in their summer distribution and reproductive capacity have led to postulations that variations in their prey field may be contributing to population growth limitations. In summer and autumn,...