• DOI:10.1242/jeb.02135
Corpus ID: 17923052

Kinematics of foraging dives and lunge-feeding in fin whales

@article{Goldbogen2006KinematicsOF,
  title={Kinematics of foraging dives and lunge-feeding in fin whales},
  author={J. Goldbogen and J. Calambokidis and R. Shadwick and E. Oleson and M. Mcdonald and J. Hildebrand},
  journal={Journal of Experimental Biology},
  year={2006},
  volume={209},
  pages={1231 - 1244}
}

J. Goldbogen, J. Calambokidis, +3 authors J. Hildebrand

Published 2006

Geology, Medicine

Journal of Experimental Biology

SUMMARY Fin whales are among the largest predators on earth, yet little is known about their foraging behavior at depth. These whales obtain their prey by lunge-feeding, an extraordinary biomechanical event where large amounts of water and prey are engulfed and filtered. This process entails a high energetic cost that effectively decreases dive duration and increases post-dive recovery time. To examine the body mechanics of fin whales during foraging dives we attached high-resolution digital… CONTINUE READING

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