Life history and social structure as drivers of persistent organic pollutant levels and stable isotopes in Hawaiian false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens)
Michaela A. Kratofil, Gina M. Ylitalo, Sabre D. Mahaffy, Kristi L. West, Robin W. Baird
Topics & Concepts
BlubberBioaccumulationApex predatorBiologyWhalePopulationEndangered speciesδ15NEcologyPollutantJuvenileZoologyδ13CStable isotope ratioPredationHabitatEnvironmental healthPhysicsMedicineQuantum mechanicsMarine animal studies overviewMercury impact and mitigation studiesToxic Organic Pollutants Impact