Evidence of resource partitioning between fin and sei whales during the twentieth-century whaling period

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Buss, Danielle L., Hearne, Ella, Loy, Rebecca H.Y., Manica, Andrea, O'Connell, Tamasin C., Jackson, Jennifer A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; South Georgia; South Sandwich Islands; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Balaenoptera physalus; baleen whales; Sei Whale
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530905/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530905/1/s00227-022-04131-x.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-022-04131-x

Investigating resource partitioning of marine predators is essential for understanding coexistence of sympatric species and the functional role they play in marine ecosystems. Baleen whales are a key component of sub-Antarctic ecosystems, foraging predominantly on zooplankton and small forage fish....