Ecology

Habitat

Depth range based on 21049 specimens in 8 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 8913 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 0 - 0
  Temperature range (°C): -1.706 - 29.313
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 30.497
  Salinity (PPS): 30.118 - 37.995
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.431 - 8.213
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.039 - 2.110
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.494 - 87.652

Graphical representation

Temperature range (°C): -1.706 - 29.313

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.016 - 30.497

Salinity (PPS): 30.118 - 37.995

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.431 - 8.213

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.039 - 2.110

Silicate (umol/l): 0.494 - 87.652
 
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Associations

Known prey organisms

Balaenoptera (rorquals) preys on:
zooplankton

Based on studies in:
Arctic (Marine)

This list may not be complete but is based on published studies.
  • M. J. Dunbar, Arctic and subarctic marine ecology: immediate problems, Arctic 7:213-228, from p. 223 (1954).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Barcode

Locations of barcode samples

Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Balaenoptera
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Statistics of barcoding coverage

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
                                                             
Specimen Records:20
Specimens with Sequences:20
Specimens with Barcodes:19
Public Records:19
Species:8
Species With Barcodes:8
  
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Wikipedia

Balaenoptera

Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003. Balaenoptera is the most diverse genus of its family, the only other member being the Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae.

Taxonomy

External Link: Society for Marine Mammalogy List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies [1] Retrieved July 31, 2011.

References


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