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

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Eerkes‐Medrano, Dafne, Aldridge, David C., Blix, Arnoldus S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
• Subjects: Research Articles; Lofoten; Norway; Pacific; Svalbard; Vesterålen; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; minke whale; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8601907/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8224

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 δ(15)N and δ(13)C isotope values were measured along the baleen plates of male and female minke whale...