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Interannual changes in body fat condition index of minke whales in the Antarctic

To study whether or not wide-ranging pelagic predators should be affected by localized changes in prey availability, interannual variability in body fat condition index (assessed from girth measurements) of minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata was analyzed in relation to their distribution, stoma...

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Published in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 1998-01, Vol.175, p.1-12
Main Authors: Ichii, Taro, Shinohara, Narimasa, Fujise, Yoshihiro, Nishiwaki, Shigetoshi, Matsuoka, Koji
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Baleen
Body fat
Body length
Euphausia crystallorophias
Euphausia superba
Food availability
Krill
Marine
Penguins
Predators
Reproduction
Seas
Whales
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