How do baleen whales stow their filter? A comparative biomechanical analysis of baleen bending

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Biology
• Main Authors: Werth, Alexander J., Rita, Diego, Rosario, Michael V., Moore, Michael J., Sformo, Todd L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Company of Biologists 2018
• Subjects: Cetacea; Mysticete; Jaw; Keratin; Filter feeding; Morphology; Flexibility; Stiffness; Hampden; baleen whales; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10760

Author Posting. © Company of Biologists, 2018. This article is posted here by permission of Company of Biologists for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (2018): jeb189233, doi:10.1242/jeb.189233. Bowhead and right whale (...