North Atlantic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) feeding habits and migrations evaluated by stable isotope analysis of baleen. ...

• Main Authors: Eerkes-Medrano, Dafne, Aldridge, David C, Blix, Arnoldus S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: baleen; diet; migration; minke whale; stable isotopes; Lofoten; Norway; Pacific; Svalbard; Vesterålen; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17863/cam.79869; https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/332423

Isotopic analyses of the incrementally growing baleen in Mysticeti have been used to learn about their feeding and movement patterns. Using methods previously applied to Pacific minke whales, stable δ15N and δ13C isotope values were measured along the baleen plates of male and female minke whales fr...