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... whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Southern Hemisphere . ( B ) Migratory route of the gray whale ( Eschricthius robustus ) . ( A , after E. J. Slijper , Whales and dolphins , University of Michigan Press , 1976 ; used by ...
... whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) in the Southern Hemisphere . ( B ) Migratory route of the gray whale ( Eschricthius robustus ) . ( A , after E. J. Slijper , Whales and dolphins , University of Michigan Press , 1976 ; used by ...
Page 137
... whales is the gray whale ( Eschrictus robustus ) , which is a bottom feeder . Gray whales dive down to the bottom and take in large quantities of sediment , which they subsequently filter through their baleen , retaining small ...
... whales is the gray whale ( Eschrictus robustus ) , which is a bottom feeder . Gray whales dive down to the bottom and take in large quantities of sediment , which they subsequently filter through their baleen , retaining small ...
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... whaling industry . The ignominious end of the world's whale fishery is now being observed . In contrast to most animals taken in various fisheries , whales are warm- blooded mammals that have a long life span and a very low reproductive ...
... whaling industry . The ignominious end of the world's whale fishery is now being observed . In contrast to most animals taken in various fisheries , whales are warm- blooded mammals that have a long life span and a very low reproductive ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amphipods anemones animals areas associations Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic benthos Biol biological bottom burrowing changes clams Cnidaria colonies community structure competition copepods coral reefs crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms distribution diversity dominant ecology effect environment estuary example fauna feeding Figure fishes gastropod grazing growth herbivores increased infaunal interactions interstitial intertidal zone invertebrates kelp large numbers larvae layers light limpets low tide macrofauna mangrove marine meiofauna meiofaunal organisms mesopelagic mollusks mud flats nekton number of species nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators prey primary productivity reduced result rocky intertidal rocky shores salinity sand beaches sand flats seagrass seagrass beds seawater sediment space substrate subtidal surface suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial tidal tropical various vertical water column wave action zonation zooplankton zooxanthellae