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

• 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

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