Marine Mammal Research at Aarhus University, Ecoscience
Tracking movement, health & populations 🐋🐬🐻❄️
Our research covers aerial surveys, telemetry, bioacoustics, contaminant research & more, to better understand & protect marine life 🔬
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- Our recent study in Ecological Modelling shows that southern right whale mother-calf pairs leave calving grounds once calves reach ~8 m in length, not after a fixed time. Larger, fatter mothers help calves reach departure size faster! 🐋⚡ Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐🌏🌱🧪
- 'A mechanistic approach to understanding birth timing, calf growth, and residency of southern right whale mother–calf pairs on their calving ground' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌐🌏🌱🧪 Diagram below for variables and mechanistic model used in the study 🐋
