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Minke Whale

Known as: Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Minke Whales, lesser rorqual 
The species Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the family Balaenopteridae. It is the smallest of the WHALES in the family and though mainly oceanic, is… 
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Accounting for the effects of lipids in stable isotope (dC and dN values) analysis of skin and blubber of balaenopterid whales
Conor Ryan*, Brendan McHugh, Clive N. Trueman, Chris Harrod, Simon D. Berrow and Ian O’Connor Marine and Freshwater Research… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Comparative fate of organohalogen contaminants in two top carnivores in Greenland: captive sledge dogs and wild polar bears.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Impairment of cellular immunity in west Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) dietary exposed to polluted minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber.
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) blubber is rich in organohalogen contaminants, mercury, and n-3 fatty acids. In the… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Contamination by mercury and cadmium in the cetacean products from Japanese market.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Blast-induced neurotrauma in whales
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Identification of novel cytochrome P450 1A genes from five marine mammal species.
1995
1995
Patterns of genetic variability at individual minisatellite loci in minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata populations from three different oceans.
The genetic variability at six cloned minisatellite loci was analyzed in minke whale populations from the North Atlantic, North… 
1994
1994
Digestibility of krill (Euphausia superba and Thysanoessa sp.) in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus)
Apparent digestible efficiency (% DE) was studied by use of dietary Mn as an inert marker, in minke whales (Balaenoptera… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Digestion of Herring by Indigenous Bacteria in the Minke Whale Forestomach
Northeastern Atlantic minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) have a multichambered stomach system which includes a… 
1972
1972
Intense low-frequency sounds from an antarctic minke whalec Balaenoptera acutorostrata
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