Historical baleen plates indicate that once abundant Antarctic blue and fin whales demonstrated distinct migratory and foraging strategies
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11376
Abstract: Abstract Southern hemisphere blue (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) and fin (Balaenoptera physalus) whales are the largest predators in the Southern Ocean, with similarities in morphology and distribution. Yet, understanding of their life history and foraging is… read more here.
Keywords: history; antarctic blue; blue fin; fin ... See more keywords
Persistent organic pollutants in blubber of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from the Southern Ocean.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.045
Abstract: Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were analyzed in eighteen blubber samples biopsied from fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) during the feeding season near the Antarctic Peninsula in the summer of 2013. POP content (in ng g-1 lipid… read more here.
Keywords: whales balaenoptera; organic pollutants; southern ocean; fin whales ... See more keywords
Autumn movements of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) from Svalbard, Norway, revealed by satellite tracking
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73996-z
Abstract: Insight into animal movements is essential for understanding habitat use by individuals as well as population processes and species life-history strategies. In this study, we instrumented 25 fin whales with ARGOS satellite-transmitters in Svalbard, Norway,… read more here.
Keywords: whales balaenoptera; fin whales; svalbard norway; autumn movements ... See more keywords
Individual and population dietary specialization decline in fin whales during a period of ecosystem shift
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96283-x
Abstract: This study sought to estimate the effect of an anthropogenic and climate-driven change in prey availability on the degree of individual and population specialization of a large marine predator, the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus). We… read more here.
Keywords: fin whales; specialization; period; individual population ... See more keywords
Order within chaos: potential migratory strategies and individual associations in fin whales feeding off Iceland
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DOI: 10.1186/s40462-024-00474-w
Abstract: Background The life cycle of most baleen whales involves annual migrations from low-latitude breeding grounds to high latitude feeding grounds. In most species, these migrations are traditionally considered to be carried out according to information… read more here.
Keywords: migratory; iceland; whales feeding; 13c values ... See more keywords
Fin whales of the Great Bear Rainforest: Balaenoptera physalus velifera in a Canadian Pacific fjord system
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256815
Abstract: Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are widely considered an offshore and oceanic species, but certain populations also use coastal areas and semi-enclosed seas. Based upon fifteen years of study, we report that Canadian Pacific fin whales… read more here.
Keywords: fin whales; great bear; fjord system; canadian pacific ... See more keywords
Parasitological and pathological findings in fin whales Balaenoptera physalus stranded along Italian coastlines.
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DOI: 10.3354/dao03327
Abstract: Mediterranean fin whales Balaenoptera physalus face many threats to their conservation, including both anthropogenic and natural issues. There are few records of the parasitic fauna of this species in this geographical area. To partially fill… read more here.
Keywords: whales balaenoptera; stranded along; balaenoptera physalus; fin whales ... See more keywords
Broad-scale study of the seasonal and geographic occurrence of blue and fin whales in the Southern Indian Ocean
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DOI: 10.3354/esr00927
Abstract: The southern Indian Ocean is believed to be a natural territory for blue and fin whales. However, decades after commercial and illegal whaling decimated these populations, little is known about their current status, seasonal habitat… read more here.
Keywords: southern indian; fin whales; indian ocean; blue fin ... See more keywords
Tracking of Fin Whales Using a Power Detector, Source Wavelet Extraction, and Cross-Correlation on Recordings Close to Triplets of Hydrophones
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse13061138
Abstract: Whale signals originating in the vicinity of a triplet of underwater hydrophones, at a 2 km distance from each other, are recorded at the three sensors. They offer the opportunity to test simple models of… read more here.
Keywords: power detector; time; triplet; source ... See more keywords
Molecular Identification, Fatty Acid Profile and Trace Elements in a Stranded Fin Whale in Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia): Implications on Migration Routes and Trophic Ecology of Southern Fin Whales.
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DOI: 10.6620/zs.2022.61-79
Abstract: Fin whales are a cosmopolitan species found in the largest water masses of the world. In Malaysia, as well as other tropical countries in the Southeast Asian region, literature on fin whales is limited, and… read more here.
Keywords: fin whale; ecology; fin whales; southern fin ... See more keywords