Fatty acids in the blubber of minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) -stratification and relation to diets

The fatty acid (FA) composition of 37 minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from 4 different areas, Spitsbergen, Bjørnøya, Vesterålen and the North Sea was determined. Stratification between inner, middle and outer blubber was present. Most saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and monounsaturated fatty...

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Main Author: Gade-Sørensen, Lars Aage
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitetet i Tromsø 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/3518