Temporal and environmental variables affecting the foraging behaviour of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

• Main Author: Greenhalgh, Holly
• Other Authors: Christiansen, Fredrik, Sprogis, Kate
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Faxaflói; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Iceland; minke whale; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/35887/

The patterns in the foraging behaviour of predators, both spatially and temporally, can be influenced by environmental variables which affect their prey’s distribution and abundance. For instance, in the marine environment varying water depth and tidal height may contribute to where prey items are d...