We are proud to announce the publication of a new and exciting paper on context-dependent behavioral strategies in feeding blue whales, lead by SEA’s own Dr. Ari Friedlaender and co-authored by Dr. Brandon Southall. The article is entitled:
Friedlaender, A. S., Herbert-Read, J., Hazen, E. L., Cade, D. E., Calambokidis, J., Southall, B. L., Stimpert, A. K., and Goldbogen, J. A. (2017). Context-dependent lateralized feeding strategies in blue whales. Current Biology 27, R1–R3.
The article can be downloaded for a limited time at: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1W54a_LsQSNgt~
Here are links to some of the international media coverage of this exciting work:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/most-blue-whales-are-righties-except-one-move
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-07295-5
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Blue-whales-left-right-handed-UCsc-feeding-krill-12372028.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120120943.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/20/on-a-roll-blue-whales-switch-handedness-when-rolling-to-scoop-food?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-07295-5
http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Blue-whales-left-right-handed-UCsc-feeding-krill-12372028.php
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120120943.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/20/on-a-roll-blue-whales-switch-handedness-when-rolling-to-scoop-food?CMP=twt_a-science_b-gdnscience