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Intra‐ and inter‐annual variation in gray whale body condition on a foraging ground

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Soledade Lemos, Leila, Burnett, Jonathan D., Chandler, Todd E., Sumich, James L., and Torres, Leigh G.

Abstract:

Baleen whales store energy gained on foraging grounds to support reproduction and other metabolic needs while fasting for long periods during migration. Whale body condition can be used to monitor foraging success, and thus better understand and anticipate individual‐ and population‐level trends in reproduction and survival. We assessed the body...

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the body area index (BAI) to measure and compare whale body condition, which is a continuous, unitless