Bowhead whales use two foraging strategies in response to fine-scale differences in zooplankton vertical distribution

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Fortune, Sarah M. E., Ferguson, Steven H., Trites, Andrew W., Hudson, Justine M., Baumgartner, Mark F.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
• Subjects: Article; Canada; Cumberland Sound; Nunavut; Balaena mysticetus; Copepods
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7680138/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33219277; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-76071-9

As zooplanktivorous predators, bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) must routinely locate patches of prey that are energy-rich enough to meet their metabolic needs. However, little is known about how the quality and quantity of prey might influence their feeding behaviours. We addressed this question...