Interpreting the Feeding Ecology of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales through Biochemical Assessment

Southern hemisphere humpback whales are high-fidelity krill predators relying on high Antarctic krill biomass to survive and undergo successful reproduction. During the austral summer, humpback whales consume large quantities of krill and build up their blubber reserves. The rest of the year is spen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eisenmann, Pascale
Other Authors: Susan Bengtson Nash, Brian Fry, Stephen Nicol
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Griffith University 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365650