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- Title
Unusual Left-Handed Surface Feeding with Bubble Production in Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus).
- Authors
Ryan, Conor; Malcolm, Andrew
- Abstract
The article offers information on Humpback whales that are well known to form closed rings of bubbles to encircle and concentrate prey for more efficient feeding—both alone and in cooperative groups. Topics include examines fin whales are typically considered a pelagic species, although they sporadically occur in shallow coastal waters of the Celtic Sea during autumn and winter to feed on shoals of spawning herring and sprat.
- Subjects
WHALES; BLUE whale; KILLER whale; BALEEN whales; HUMPBACK whale; HUMPBACK whale behavior; AQUATIC mammals
- Publication
Aquatic Mammals, 2022, Vol 48, Issue 6, p517
- ISSN
0167-5427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1578/AM.48.6.2022.517