| Summary: | Figure 3. Individual growth rate data from three animals (Animal 1, 2, 3). Regression line slopes during the first two-thirds of pregnancy (top graph) were similar (F = 0.48, P = 0.62, df1 = 2, df2 =18), while regression slopes where different (F = 15.13, P = 0.03, df1 = 2, df2 =3) from the second half to term. Animal 1 (▲) did not have any TL data beyond the first half of gestation so TL length data were used from the farthest in gestation and then again at term. Note that while growth rates were similar during the first two-thirds of pregnancy, fetuses were already different in size when initially detected. Published as part of Robeck, Todd R., Schmitt, Todd L. & Osborn, Steve, 2015, Development of predictive models for determining fetal age-at-length in belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) and their application toward in situ and ex situ population management, pp. 591-611 in Marine Mammal Science 31 (2) on page 600, DOI:10.1111/mms.12180, http://zenodo.org/record/12761460
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