Don’t mind if I do : Arctic humpback whales respond to winter foraging opportunities before migration

The project was supported by the ‘Whalefeast project’ (financed by The Regional Research Council in Troms), and the UiT—The Arctic University of Norway and the Institute for Marine Research in Bergen. Acknowledgements We are grateful to everyone who submitted pictures to NNHWC. We also thank Lars Kl...

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Published in:Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors: Kettemer, Lisa Elena, Ramm, Theresia, Broms, Fredrik, Biuw, E. Martin, Blanchet, Marie-Anne, Bourgeon, Sophie, Dubourg, Paul, Ellendersen, Anna, Horaud, Mathilde, Kershaw, Joanna, Miller, Patrick J. O., Oien, Nils, Pallin, Logan, Rikardsen, Audun
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2023
Subjects:
SDG 14 - Life Below Water
marine mammals
migration timing
stopover
spatial ecology
hormone profiling
pregnancy rates
QH301 Biology
Supplementary Data
QH301
Arctic
Arctic University of Norway
Troms
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2164/22546
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230069
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Summary:The project was supported by the ‘Whalefeast project’ (financed by The Regional Research Council in Troms), and the UiT—The Arctic University of Norway and the Institute for Marine Research in Bergen. Acknowledgements We are grateful to everyone who submitted pictures to NNHWC. We also thank Lars Kleivane and Kjell-Arne Fagerheim for their support during fieldwork. We thank Kim Praebel, Julie Bitz-Thorsen and Shripathi Bhat for supporting the genetic analysis and providing laboratory space and materials. Peer reviewed

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