Variation in outer blubber lipid concentration does not reflect morphological body condition in humpback whales.
Baleen whales
Biopsy sampling
Cost of reproduction
Energy reserves
Photogrammetry
Unmanned aerial vehicle
Journal
The Journal of experimental biology
ISSN: 1477-9145
Titre abrégé: J Exp Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0243705
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
14 04 2020
14 04 2020
Historique:
received:
05
09
2019
accepted:
02
03
2020
pubmed:
14
3
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
14
3
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
An animal's body condition provides valuable information for ecophysiological studies, and is an important measure of fitness in population monitoring and conservation. While both the external body shape of an animal and its internal tissues (i.e. fat content) can be used as a measure of body condition, the relationship between the two is not always linear. We compared the morphological body condition (external metric obtained through aerial photogrammetry) of migrating humpback whales (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32165431
pii: jeb.213769
doi: 10.1242/jeb.213769
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Lipids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
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Informations de copyright
© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing or financial interests.