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Bowhead Whale Reproductive Strategies

  • Koski W
  • George J
  • Würsig B
Springer International Publishing, (2023), 521-541
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-35651-3_22
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Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) have adopted growth and reproductive strategies to survive in a challenging environment where no other mysticete whales reside. They grow slowly, become sexually mature at around 25 years (later than other mammals), and do not give...

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Koski, W. R., George, J. C., & Würsig, B. (2023). Bowhead Whale Reproductive Strategies. In Sex in Cetaceans (pp. 521–541). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35651-3_22

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