Beluga Whales

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Cornick, L.A., Quakenbush, L.T., Norman, S.A., Pasi, C., Maslyk, P., Burek, K.A., Goertz, C.E.C., Hobbs, R.C. (2016). "Figure 3 [Figure of blubber and skin sample]." Journal of Mammalogy, 97(4), Fig.3. https://doi-org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1093/jmammal/gyw074
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Cornick, L.A., Quakenbush, L.T., Norman, S.A., Pasi, C., Maslyk, P., Burek, K.A., Goertz, C.E.C., Hobbs, R.C. (2016). Seasonal and developmental differences in blubber stores of beluga whales in Bristol Bay, Alaska using high-resolution ultrasound. Journal of Mammalogy, 97(4); 1238–1248, https://doi-org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1093/jmammal/gyw074
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Ezer, T., Hobbs, R., & Oey, L.Y. (2008). On the movement of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska: Simulations of tidal and environmental impacts using a hydrodynamic inundation model. Oceanography, 21(4), 186-195. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2008.17
Garland, E.C., Castellote, M., Berchok, C.L. (2015) Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) vocalizations and call classfication from the eastern Beaufort Sea Population. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 137, 3054. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4919338
Goetz, K.T., Montgomery, R.A., Ver Hoef, J.M., Hobbs, R.C., & Johnson, D.S. (2012) Identifying essential summer habitat of the endangered beluga whale Delphinapterus leucas in Cook Inlet, Alaska. Endangered Species Research, 16:135-147. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00394
Gorter, U. Illustration of beluga's upper body [Illustration]. Retrieved from Beluga whale's squishy head explained – Whale Scientists
Hobbs, R.C., Laidre, K.L., Vos, D.J., Mahoney, B.A., & Eagleton, M. (2010) Movements and Area Use of Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas , in a Subarctic Alaskan Estuary. Arctic, 58, 331-340. http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic447
Joling, D. (2016) Beluga whales dive deep to eat. The Smithsonian Institution. Accessed December 17, 2021. Beluga whales dive deep to eat | Smithsonian TweenTribune
Krasnova, V., Bel'kovich, V., & Chernetsky, A. (2006). Mother-infant spatial relations in wild Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) during postnatal development under natural conditions. Izvestiia Akademii nauk. Seriia biologicheskaia / Rossiĭskaia akademiia nauk, 33. 63-9. 10.1134/S1062359006010079. 
Krasnova, V., Bel'kovich, V., & Chernetsky, A. (2006). "Proportions of time spent for each behavioral element by newborn (a), one- (b), and two-month-old calves (c); abscissa: calf position; ordinate: time proportion, %." Biology Bulletin 33(1), Fig. 2. https://doi-org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1134/S1062359006010079
Krasnova, V., Bel'kovich, V., & Chernetsky, A. (2006). "Schematic behavioral elements of beluga calf in spatial interactions with the cow." Biology Bulletin 33(1), Fig. 1. https://doi-org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1134/S1062359006010079
Lammers, M., & Castellote, M. (2009). The beluga whale produces two pulses to form its sonar signal. Biology letters. 5. 297-301. 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0782. 
Lammers, M., & Castellote, M. (2009). "Figure 1 [Illustration of beluga sonar signals]." Biology letters 5, Fig. 1. 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0782. 
Loseto, L.L., Stern, G.A., Connelly, T.L., Deibel, D., Gemmill, B., Prokopowicz, A., & Ferguson, S.H. (2009) Summer diet of beluga whales inferred by fatty acid analysis of the eastern Beaufort Sea food web. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 374(1): 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1139/z06-160
Marcoux, M., McMeans, B.C., Fisk, A.T., Ferguson, S.H. (2012) Composition and temporal variation in the diet of beluga whales, derived from stable isotopes. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 471:283-291. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10029
Marino, L., Murphy, T.L., Deweerd, A.L., Morris, J.A., Fobbs, A.J., Humblot, N., Ridgway, S.H., & Johnson, J.I. (2001), Anatomy and three-dimensional reconstructions of the brain of the white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) from magnetic resonance images. The Anatomical Record, 262: 429-439. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1051
Matthews, C.J.D., & Ferguson, S.H. (2015) Weaning age variation in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Journal of Mammalogy, 96(2), 425-437. https://doi-org.jpllnet.sfsu.edu/10.1093/jmammal/gyv046
McLendon, R. 9 Beguiling Facts About Belugas, Treehugger. Accessed December 17, 2021. 9 Beluga Whale Facts (treehugger.com)
Mooney, A.T., Castellote, M., Quakenbush, L., Hobbs, R., Gaglione, E., Goertz, C. (2018). "Modeled population audiogram." Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (9), Fig.7. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.171959
Mooney, A.T., Castellote, M., Quakenbush, L., Hobbs, R., Gaglione, E., Goertz, C. (2018). "Select individual and categorized audiograms with respect to hearing loss." Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (9), Fig.7. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.171959
Mooney, A.T., Castellote, M., Quakenbush, L., Hobbs, R., Gaglione, E., Goertz, C. (2018). Variation in hearing within a wild population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Journal of Experimental Biology. 221 (9): jeb171959. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.171959
Mortensen H.S., Pakkenberg, B., Dam, M., Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Mikkelsen, B., & Eriksen, N. (2014), Quantitative relationships in delphinid neocortex. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 8:132. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00132
Noren, S.R., Suydam, R. (2016). Navigating under sea ice promotes rapid maturation of diving physiology and performance in beluga whales. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219 (18): 2828–2836. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.143644
Noren, S.R., Suydam, R. (2016). "Total body oxygen stores of a female (F) neonate, 6 month nursing calf and 2 year old newly weaned calf, and of a maximum-sized adult female and male." Journal of Experimental Biology, 219 (18): Fig. 3. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.143644
[Photograph: Smiling Beluga]. Savenaturesavehuman. belugawhale.jpg (1600×1067) (bp.blogspot.com)
Quakenbush, L., Suydam, R., Bryan, A.L., Lowry, L., Frost, K., & Mahoney, B. (2015). Diet of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, in Alaska from stomach contents, March-November. Marine Fisheries Review. 77. 70-84. 10.7755/MFR.77.1.7. 
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