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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Comp Physiol B. 2016 Aug 29;187(1):235–252. doi: 10.1007/s00360-016-1029-6

Table 1.

Demographic information for sampled whales

Species Sample
Number
Season Age
Classification
Length
(M)
Sex Location of Sampling
Balaena mysticetus 2011B6 Fall Mature adult 16.9 Male Dorsal midline
2011B9 Fall Mature adult 12.5 Female Dorsal midline
2010B15 Fall Mature adult 12.5 Female Dorsal midline
2012B18 Fall Sub-adult 9.4 Female Dorsal midline
2012B19 Fall Sub-adult 9.4 Male Dorsal midline
2009B7 Fall Sub-adult 11.3 Female Dorsal midline
2009B14 Fall Sub-adult 10.2 Female Serum only
2012B16 Fall Sub-adult 10.3 Male Dorsal midline
2009B9 Fall Youth 8.7 Male Dorsal midline
2009B11 Fall Youth 7.2 Female Dorsal midline
2009B12 Fall Youth 8.7 Female Serum only
2009B13 Fall Youth 7.95 Male Serum only
2010B16 Fall Youth 7.9 Male Dorsal midline
2011B8 Fall Youth 8.4 Female Dorsal midline
2012B15 Fall Youth 8.4 Male Dorsal midline
2012B20 Fall Youth 8.9 Male Dorsal midline
2011B3 Spring Mature adult 17.5 Female Dorsal midline
2012B6 Spring Youth 8.2 Male Dorsal midline
2012B7 Spring Youth 9.0 Female Dorsal midline
2012B8 Spring Youth 8.3 Male Dorsal midline
Delphinapterus
leucas
2009LDL26 Summer Juvenile < 2.5 Male Dorsal midline
2009LDL25 Summer Juvenile < 2.5 Male Dorsal midline
2012LDL2 Summer Adult > 2.5 Female Dorsal midline
2012LDL8 Summer Adult > 2.5 Male Dorsal midline
2009LDL20 Summer Adult > 2.5 Male Dorsal midline