Ecological correlates of blue whale movement behavior and its predictability in the California Current Ecosystem during the summer-fall feeding season

Palacios, Daniel M.; Bailey, Helen; Becker, Elizabeth A.; Bograd, Steven J.; DeAngelis, Monica L.; Forney, Karin A.; Hazen, Elliott L.; Irvine, Ladd M.; Mate, Bruce R.

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Ecological correlates of blue whale movement behavior and its predictability in the California Current Ecosystem during the summer-fall feeding season

2019
By Palacios, Daniel M. ; Bailey, Helen ; Becker, Elizabeth A. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Movement Ecology
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Palacios, Daniel M. ; Bailey, Helen ; Becker, Elizabeth A. ; Bograd, Steven J. ; DeAngelis, Monica L. ; Forney, Karin A. ; Hazen, Elliott L. ; Irvine, Ladd M. ; Mate, Bruce R.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) ; WCR (West Coast Region)
Description:

Species distribution models have shown that blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) occur seasonally in high densities in the most biologically productive regions of the California Current Ecosystem (CCE). Satellite telemetry studies have additionally shown that blue whales in the CCE regularly switch between behavioral states consistent with area-restricted searching (ARS) and transiting, indicative of foraging in and moving among prey patches, respectively. However, the relationship between the environmental correlates that serve as a proxy of prey relative to blue whale movement behavior has not been quantitatively assessed.
Keywords:

Blue Whales Migration Blue Whales
Source:

Mov Ecol 7, 26 (2019).
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-019-0164-6
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PMC6637557
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Journal Article
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California
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CC BY
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PMC
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