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. 2015 Mar 9;3(1):cov001. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cov001

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Figure 1: — Modelled energy allocation of a lactating female whale during migration. (A) The proportion of blubber stores required for a lactating female to complete an 8500 km southbound migration across a range of average velocities, where food is set to appear after 90 days. If the whale completes the 8500 km in fewer than 90 days, it is assigned to ‘wait’ at 1.5 m s⁻¹ for the remaining time. (B) The proportion of blubber stores used across the varying travelling times in the same conditions as A. Travel time is defined as the number of days to complete the 8500 km distance. The total amount of energy used has been divided into that allocated for basal metabolic rate (BMR), lactation, transport and waiting.