Table 3.
Postnatal common minke whale specimens used in morphometric analyses
| Specimen code | Catalog number | TL (m) | Growth stage | Digitalization method | Data provided by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mn1 | USNM593554 | 3.51 | Neonate | CT scanning | Smithsonian Institution Bio‐Imaging Research Center |
| Mn2 | LACM72507 | 3.08 | Neonate | Surface laser scanning | G. Franci (Franci & Berta, 2018) |
| Ma1 | HSU2670 | 7 | Adult | Surface laser scanning | G. Franci (Franci & Berta, 2018) |
| Ma2 | CAS23807 | 8 | Adult | Surface laser scanning | G. Franci (Franci & Berta, 2018) |
CAS: California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA, USA. HSU: Natural History Museum Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA. LACM: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA, USA. USNM: National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA.