Body shape changes associated with reproductive status, nutrituve condition and growth in right whales Eubalaena glacialis and E. australis

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Miller, Carolyn A., Best, Peter B., Perryman, Wayne L., Baumgartner, Mark F., Moore, Michael J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 2012
• Subjects: Right whale; Body shape; Body condition; Aerial photogrammetry; Reproduction; Energetics; Eubalaena; Hussey; Eubalaena glacialis; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58465; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09675

Mammalian reproduction is metabolically regulated; therefore, the endangered status and high variability in reproduction of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis necessitate accurate assessments at sea of the nutritional condition of living individuals. Aerial photogrammetry was used to me...