Ecology
Habitat
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
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
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Statistics of barcoding coverage
| 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
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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
- Genus Balaenoptera
External Link: Society for Marine Mammalogy List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies [1] Retrieved July 31, 2011.
References
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