Blue whales ( Balaenoptera musculus ) optimize foraging efficiency by balancing oxygen use and energy gain as a function of prey density
Abstract
The world’s largest predators, blue whales, switch strategies to maximize foraging efficiency as a function of prey density and depth.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 02, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1126/sciadv.1500469
Entities
People
- Ari Seth Friedlaender
- Elliott Lee Hazen
- Jeremy Arthur Goldbogen
Organizations
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- Office of Naval Research
- Oregon State University
- Stanford University
- University of California, Santa Cruz