The measurement of stable isotopes in 'bulk'animal and plant tissues (eg, muscle or leaf)
has become an important tool for studies of functional diversity from organismal to …

Trophic ecology information about cetaceans is essential to understand their role in
ecosystem dynamics. Stable isotope analysis is a valuable complementary approach to …

Rapid anthropogenic environmental change is expected to impact a host of ecological
parameters in Southern Ocean ecosystems. Of critical concern are the consequences of …

Knowing the migratory movements and behaviour of baleen whales is fundamental to
understanding their ecology. We compared δ15N and δ13C values in the skin of blue …

The highly productive waters off Iceland are an important feeding ground for baleen whales.
Five balaenopterid species coexist there during the summer feeding season: the blue whale …

Most of our knowledge on reproductive biology of gray whales dates back to scientific
research conducted during commercial whaling in the late 1950s and 1960s. The goal of the …

North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) are highly endangered and frequently
exposed to a myriad of human activities and stressors in their industrialized habitat …

Capital breeders accumulate nutrients prior to egg development, then use these stores to
support offspring development. In contrast, income breeders rely on local nutrients …

Male baleen whales have long been suspected to have annual cycles in testosterone, but
due to difficulty in collecting endocrine samples, little direct evidence exists to confirm this …

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 …