Narwhal thermal homeostasis
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Fieldwork / Study
Geolocation is 70.353251693778, -28.211086667772
Fieldwork / Study
Geolocation is 70.353251693778, -28.211086667772
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Capturing and tagging of narwhals at the field station at Hjørnedal, East Greenland in August-September 2019. Tagging involves satellite transmitters and acoustic recorders. Thermal insulation and heat dump facilities will be studied on live captured animals and hunted animals.
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Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., N.H. Nielsen, R.G. Hansen, H.C. Schmidt, S.B. Blackwell and O.A. Jørgensen. 2015.The predictable narwhal: satellite tracking shows behavioural similarities between isolated subpopulations. Journal of Zoology 297: 54-65. doi:10.1111/jzo.12257
Watt, C.A., J.R. Orr, M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, N.H. Nielsen, S.H. Ferguson. 2015. Differences in dive behavior among the world’s three narwhal (Monodon monoceros) populations correspond with dietary differences. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 525: 273–285, 2015, doi: 10.3354/meps11202
Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., N.H. Nielsen, R.G. Hansen, S. Blackwell. 2014. Stomach temperature of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) during feeding events. Animal Biotelemetry 2:9 (doi:10.1186/2050-3385-2-9)
Watt, C.A, M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, S. H. Ferguson. 2013. How adaptable are narwhal: a comparison of foraging patterns among the world’s three narwhal populations. Ecosphere 4(6), article 71 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/ES13-00137.1)