Antarctic Minke Whales Find Ice Gaps in Foraging Grounds

Instead of staying near Antarctic shelf breaks and enjoying ALL the krill, Antarctic minke whales appear to search for areas with gaps in the ice and then hang out there until the surrounding ice melts. It really is neat what you can discover with some Argos data and Bayesian state-space modeling.

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Antarctic Minke Whales Find Ice Gaps in Foraging Grounds



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