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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
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2019
Source: Mov Ecol 7, 26 (2019).
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Journal Title:Movement Ecology
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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.
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Source:Mov Ecol 7, 26 (2019).
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6637557
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Rights Information:CC BY
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