Insight into the kinematics of blue whale surface foraging through drone observations and prey data
To understand how predators optimize foraging strategies, extensive knowledge of predator behavior and prey distribution is needed. Blue whales employ an energetically demanding lunge feeding method that requires the whales to selectively feed where energetic gain exceeds energetic loss, while also...
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| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-04-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/8906.pdf |