Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.uses smells or other chemicals to communicate.the nearshore aquatic habitats near a coast, or shoreline.animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. 1974, 54: 355-372. Biodiversity.

In general, it can be said that these animals are much less completely adapted to living in the water than are the cetaceans,Color-pattern features are useful in taxonomy, even lending themselves to cladistic analysis (,We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Among extinct Cetacea, the close-spaced succession of Eocene archaeocetes suggests species durations of 1–2 Ma. They are also know to move farther into polar ice fields than other rorqual species.Minkes are the smallest of the finback whales, growing to a maximum of 10.2 meters long. Minkes are fast swimmers. Paper SC/55/O2-revised presented to the IWC Scientific Committee. 1967, 12: 279-291. Marine mammals of the world. These include one bear, the polar bear, and two otters, the sea and marine otters. Subspecies Balaenoptera acutorostrata bonaerensis Deraniyagala, 1960 accepted as Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867 (synonym) Subspecies Balaenoptera acutorostrata davidsoni Tomilin, 1957 accepted as Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni Deméré, 1986 (synonym) Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.having the capacity to move from one place to another.the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.breeding is confined to a particular season,reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female.associates with others of its species; forms social groups.reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.Nowak, R.M. ; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. The RefSeq genome records for Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni were annotated by the NCBI Eukaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline, an automated pipeline that annotates genes, transcripts and proteins on draft and finished genome assemblies.This report presents statistics on the annotation products, the input data used in … (2001). Cooler regions seem to be preferred over tropical regions.Although not considered "coastal", these baleen whales rarely venture farther than 169 km from land. Marine mammals of the world. (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137087).de Lacépède, B. G. E. (1804). ; Roberts, C.D.

1972, Springfield: Charles C. Thomas Publ, 528-589.Margolis L, Dailey MD: Revised annotated list of parasites from sea mammals caught off the west coast of North America. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. 723--743.Rice, D. W. (1998). For each whale, the fluke and one lateral side was examined.A total of seven epibiotic species were found: the caligid copepod,Information on the epibiotic macrofauna on large whales has been reviewed repeatedly in the cetacean literature [,The abundance of epibiotic organisms on a host population is affected by a complex interaction of physical and biological factors and changes in the epibiota may serve as a biological indicator of ecosystem shifts that may be difficult to observe by other means. In Buffon, Histoire naturelle. vol. Of those that are known, Hallas [,Common minke whales are commonly observed in the waters off Iceland between April to November, although their abundance is at its peak in June and July [.The current study, which forms part of a larger co-ordinated programme of collaborative research on the ecology and biology of common minke whales, set out to provide baseline information on the species composition, geographic distribution and abundance of the epibiotic macrofauna on minke whales in Icelandic waters during the summer period. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68: p.Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale. Annual kill peaked in 1976 with 12,398 individuals, but now is down to < 1,000. J Northwest Atl Fish Sci.
Peak months for births are December and June. Numbers have also been on the rise since the early 1900's because close competitors (other rorqual species) have been overhunted.A second form of minke whale called the dwarf minke has been found off Australia/ New Zealand/ South Africa.

1992, London: Linnean Society,McDonald TE, Margolis L: Synopsis of the parasites of fishes of Canada: Supplement (1978-1993). They are thought to be curious, approaching ships and wharfs which is not typical of its family. Fahey, B. Histoire naturelle des cétacées.

1997, 22: 271-287.Víkingsson GA, Heide-Jörgensen PP: A note on the movements of minke whales tracked by satellite in Icelandic waters in 2001-2004. Balaenoptera acutorostrata: information (1) Balaenoptera acutorostrata: pictures (5) To cite this page: Fahey, B. Developments in marine biology, whales, seals, fish and man. The dorsal fin is high and curved back.Only one young is born at a time.
There are regional differences in the diet. 37:317.Parsons, E. C. M., Felley, M. L. & Porter, L. J. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies:Mead, James G., and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 10.1163/156854067X00251.Berzin AA, Vlasova LP: Fauna of the Cetacea Cyamidae (Amphipoda) of the world ocean.